Beginning French Cooking

This is the french version of american.


French Recettes

CROQUE-MONSIEUR CHEZ JEAN
[Grilled Cheese and Ham Sandwich]

Recipe Description: A croque-monsieur is based upon an old cheese recipe. It is a favorite French street sandwich, sold at both sidewalk kiosks and restaurants, that has a crusty exterior stuffed with ham and Gruyere cheese.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
8 slices of crust less white bread4 tbs heavy cream4 slices of Gruyère cheese4 slices of ham2 eggs.1 tbs ButterSalt, pepper, herbs de Provence
Serves: 4 persons
Preparation:
Beat the 2 whole eggs in a container and add the cream, salt, pepper and herbs;
Dredge the bread in this mixture;
Put 4 slices of the battered bread into a hot frying pan and reduce the heat to simmer;
Place 1 slice each of the cheese and the ham on each slice of bread. Cap each build-up with a battered slice of bread;
Cover the pan and simmer on both sides until done, checking frequently [about 10 minutes].
Note 1: You can make this recipe into one for a Croque-Madame by sautéing an egg, sunny-side up, sprinkled with salt, pepper and herbs and placing it on top of the Croque-Monsieur.

Note 2: The above recipe can be deep fried by substituting about 54 g of grated Gruyère, for the sliced cheese