Croque Monsieur
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Ingredients
- 4 Slices bread (white.brown.wholemeal)
- 4 Slices Ham
- butter to spread
- 2 tbsp milk(whole.semi skimmed.skimmed)
- 50g Gruyere cheese. grated
- 8 Slices gruyere cheese
- 2 Free Range Eggs
Accompaniment
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Description
This is ideal for when only a calorific yet indulgent snack will do, just don't have it too often!
Method
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1. Preheat oven to 220C.
2. Butter both sides of 4 pieces of bread and then make sandwiches with 2 slices of ham per sandwich and 4 slices of gruyere cheese.
3. Place the 2 sandwiches on a greased oven tray.
4. Mix milk with the 50g grated gruyere and gently spoon over the top of each sandwich.
5. Cook for 10 mins in middle of oven or until golden brown.
6. While waiting, fry egg in a little oil and then serve with the fried egg ontop of the sandwich.
Chef's Tips
You could make this slightly less unhealthy by using less cheese, wholemeal bread and skimmed milk but in my opinion, if you're going to make it, you might as well make it the "proper" way with maximum taste!
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