Its Complicated Croque Monsieur
Posted on November 03 2020
Dinner and A Movie
This is one of my favourite chick flicks! Where do I begin? The food, the bakery, the cooking, the music, her house? This Nancy Meyers movie has it all.
This Movie to me is a cautionary tale Jake (Alec Baldwin) thought the grass would be greener on the other side only to discover all the wonderful about his family life he had taken for granted. Though he has an attractive young wife it really never compared to the deep loving relationship he had with his wife Jane (Meryl Streep) its a must see! You'll laugh you'll cry.
I have watched this movie several times and every time I do I just want to cook everything she does in the movie! Its a great food movie and I plan on doing several recipes from the movie.
Meryl Streep (Jane) makes Steve Martin (Adam) Croque Monsieur it looks so delicious and I had never tried it so I had to try and it was a hit!
I love this recipe its great for lunch with soup or in the evening with salad and wine.
Croque Monsieur
Bechamel Sauce
¼ cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1/4 Cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups whole milk
2 tbsp dijon mustard
½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
Pinch kosher salt
Assembly
8 slices thick country-style bread
6 oz ham, preferably Paris ham (about 8 slices)
3 oz Gruyere, grated (about 1 ½ cups)
1 tsp herbes de Provence
Preparation
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until foamy. Add flour and cook, stirring, until mixture is pale and foamy, about 3 minutes. Gradually add milk, stirring until mixture is smooth. Cook, stirring, until sauce is thick and somewhat elastic, about 4 minutes.
- Remove from heat and whisk in mustard and nutmeg, and season with salt.
- You can make the Bechamel 1 day ahead, let cool and press in plastic wrap directly onto surface and chill.
Assembly
Preheat oven to 425 F. Spread bread slices with bechamel, dividing evenly and extending all the way to the edges. Place 4 slices of bread, bechamel side up, on a parchment-lined baking sheet; top with ham and half of cheese. Top with remaining slices of bread, bechamel side up, then top with remaining cheese and sprinkle with herbs de Provence. Bake until cheese is brown and bubbling, 10-15 minutes.
2 comments
ooops Typo! Thanks ;)
Your recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups flour…. that is WAY too much. A classic béchamel has equal parts butter to flour. Besides this, it sounds like an amazing recipe & I can not wait to try it!
PS – Also one of my absolute favorite movies!