The 2 Ultimate Parisian Snacks: Croque Monsieur & Croque Madame Sandwich (Tutorial)

Join my online French cooking classes 👨‍🍳: https://learn.thefrenchcookingacademy.com/p/get-started-with-french-cooking How To Make Croque Monsieur & Croque Madame Sandwich: in this video we learn how to make the 2 classic French toasted parisien sandwich the croque monsieur and the croque madame. These 2 classic French grilled sandwiches are easy and quick to make at home and can be done with any type of oven . Ingredients are key of course so make sure you get the best quality bread, ham and cheese you can get. ingredients needed for the classic bechamel: 250 ml /1 cup of full cream milk (Whole milk) 20 grams / 1 tablespoon of butter 20 grams /3 tablespoon of flour For the flavouring: salt pepper a pinch of grated nutmeg a pinch of cayenne pepper 1 bay leave 30 grams of onion ( in one piece) For the croque monsieur: 2 White bread sliced ( 3/4 inch thick) plain butter 1 tablespoon ( to spread on the bread) 2 tablespoon of bechamel ( one on each slice) 1 slice of good quality leg ham comte cheese or other cheese you like For the croque Madame: 2 white bread sliced ( 3/4 inch thick) plain butter 1 tablespoon ( to spread on the bread) 2 tablespoon of bechamel ( one on each slice) 1 slice of good quality leg ham Comte cheese or other cheese you like 1 fried egg salt and pepper ( optional) cook the croque monsieur sandwich in the oven: - Fan forced oven 185 C or 365 F ( with top element on) - Traditional oven: 200 C or 395 F ( with top element on) ***************************************************** if you want to see more videos, please support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/frenchcookingacademy Discuss this on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/frenchcookingacademy/ The one and only cast iron dutch oven I use: https://amzn.to/2k7w5K7 My favorite frying pan: https://amzn.to/2k4wIUx **************************** Online food converter: https://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/cooking/ **************************** Website for text, print friendly recipe https://thefrenchcookingacademy.com **************************** To support the channel: Get the Cookware I am using and more: https://goo.gl/krYqny ****************************