Croque monsieur

At a glance

Servings:	1
Prep time:	2 minutes
Cook time:	4 minutes
Total time:	6 minutes
Meal type:	Bread, Breakfast, Lunch, Snack
Region:	French
Description:	The French version of a cheese and ham toastie.
Submitted by:	KevinUK

Please note: only the ingredient list has been updated, you will need to allow for different cooking times, temperatures and quantities in each step.

Ingredients

Measurement: Imperial | Metric | USA

2 medium slices bread
2 thin slices ham
55g cheese (emmental or gruyère)

Directions

Step 1

Take a piece of bread and add the cheese and ham. Place another piece of bread on top.

Spread butter on the top and then flip the sandwich over and butter the bottom side too.

Add the sandwich to a frying pan. Cook for 2 minutes and then cook the other side. Cut the sandwich in half.

Step 2

The croque monsieur is now ready, optionally you can add some more cheese on top and place it in a grill for 2 minutes.

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