The other day it occured to me that one of my favorite sandwiches was featured in one of my favorite movies.... IMAGINE THAT! The movie? "It's Complicated" with Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin.The Sandwich? Croque Monsieur, basically a ham and cheese sandwich with a Bechamel and melted gruyere topping. It's very, very decadent and very, very good. If you were to top this sandwich with a fried egg it would become a "Croque Madame", oui? 
To Make One, It's NOT Complicated, Just use:
1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano (grated)
1/2 cup gruyere (grated)
1/4 cup Bechamel Sauce
2 slices bread
1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
3 slices hamDirections:
Then:
Preheat oven to 400°F
Melt half of the Gruyère and all of the parmigiano-reggiano into the Bechamel sauce.
Toast bread in oven
Spread Dijon mustard on one slice of bread
Add the ham slices and about half of the remaining Gruyère cheese
Top with the other toasted bread slice
Spoon the Bechamel sauce onto the top of the sandwich
Sprinkle with the remaining Gruyère cheese
Place on a broiling pan and bake in the oven for 5 minutes
Turn on the broiler and broil for an additional 5 minutes. (Until the cheese topping is bubbly and lightly browned.)
To Make One, It's NOT Complicated, Just use:1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano (grated)
1/2 cup gruyere (grated)
1/4 cup Bechamel Sauce
2 slices bread
1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
3 slices hamDirections:
Then:
Preheat oven to 400°F
Melt half of the Gruyère and all of the parmigiano-reggiano into the Bechamel sauce.
Toast bread in oven
Spread Dijon mustard on one slice of bread
Add the ham slices and about half of the remaining Gruyère cheese
Top with the other toasted bread slice
Spoon the Bechamel sauce onto the top of the sandwich
Sprinkle with the remaining Gruyère cheese
Place on a broiling pan and bake in the oven for 5 minutes
Turn on the broiler and broil for an additional 5 minutes. (Until the cheese topping is bubbly and lightly browned.)
