{"id":3684,"date":"2020-10-09T08:47:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T12:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/?p=3684"},"modified":"2020-10-09T13:08:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T17:08:30","slug":"le-croque-monsieur-a-parisian-cafe-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/le-croque-monsieur-a-parisian-cafe-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Croque Monsieur: a Parisian Caf\u00e9 classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was the summer of 1986, a most memorable summer indeed. My family and I moved to London, England for a year; however, our new home would not be available until later that fall. So, we decided to spend the summer in France.<\/p>\n<p>We spent two glorious weeks in Paris and almost two months in the charming and historic city of Vichy. It was then that I became a Francophile. With a plethora of delectable choices that you can easily find in any caf\u00e9 that you visit, <strong>the can\u2019t-be-missed, default dish is the Croque Monsieur sandwich<\/strong>. Here\u2019s my version of a Parisian caf\u00e9 classic.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3700 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages and croque monsieur sandwich\" width=\"317\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich-860x1146.jpg 860w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich-175x233.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich.jpg 988w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Le Croque Monsieur Sandwich<\/h1>\n<p>Also known as the gentleman\u2019s sandwich (pan-toasted ham and Swiss cheese sandwich with b\u00e9chamel sauce and gruyere cheese au gratin topping, finished off in a quick high broil)<\/p>\n<p>Pairing: <a href=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/shop-for-wine\/?gProdNM=Louis%20Jadot%20Beaujolais-Villages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This dish will serve 4. <em>Laissez-nous cuisiner<\/em>! Let\u2019s get cooking!<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients for the sandwich:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>8 slices of bread (preferably an artisanal or country style bread)<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons of unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons of Dijon mustard<\/li>\n<li>20-24 slices of ham, thinly sliced (country, tavern, or sweet ham)<\/li>\n<li>8 slices of aged Swiss cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 cups of shredded gruyere cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ingredients for 1 cup of b\u00e9chamel sauce:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 &amp; 1\/4 cup of milk (heated)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons of butter<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons of flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon of salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon of pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Directions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bechamel Sauce <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the paste cooks and bubbles a bit. Be careful not to let it brown (approx 2 minutes).<\/li>\n<li>Add the hot milk, continuing to stir (the sauce will begin to thicken). Bring it to a boil.<\/li>\n<li>Add salt, pepper, and nutmeg, lower the heat, and cook, stirring for 2 to 3 minutes more.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from the heat. To cool this sauce for later use, cover it with wax paper.*<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Sandwich preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the broiler to high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the unsalted butter to a very large pan over medium-low heat until melted.<\/li>\n<li>Add 4 slices of bread to the pan and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until toasted (lightly browned).<\/li>\n<li>Flip the bread over to cook on the other side. On two of the pieces of toasted bread add 1 tablespoon of mustard to each spreading it evenly around to cover its surface.<\/li>\n<li>Add 5-6 slices of ham to the top of the toast with mustard, add 2 slices of Swiss cheese and then evenly spread (layered) on 2 to 3 tablespoons of b\u00e9chamel sauce, \u00bc cup shredded cheese, a slice of toasted bread, 3-4 tablespoons of b\u00e9chamel, and \u00bc cup of shredded gruyere cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Place under the broiler on high heat for 3 to 4 minutes (until the cheese is melted and browned). Repeat the process to make the other 2 sandwiches.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: This sandwich is meant to be eaten as soon as it comes out of the broiler.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Leftover b\u00e9chamel sauce can be used to make potatoes au gratin, lasagna Bolognese, and even gravy.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3705 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich_2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages and croque monsieur sandwich_2\" width=\"678\" height=\"509\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich_2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich_2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich_2-860x645.jpg 860w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich_2-175x131.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich_2-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich_2-1170x877.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Louis-Jadot-Beaujolais-Villages-and-croque-monsieur-sandwich_2.jpg 1415w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 678px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 678\/509;\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Serve it up!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Slice the sandwich (garnish optionally with chopped parsley) and serve immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Since the sandwich will be piping hot, it is perfectly acceptable to eat it with fork and knives (you can finish it off by hand once it cools off).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A second note:<\/strong> La Croque Madame Sandwich is essentially the same sandwich but with a fried egg on top.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3563 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ljj_beaujolais_village_btl-345x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bottle of red wine, Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages\" width=\"136\" height=\"402\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ljj_beaujolais_village_btl-101x300.jpg 101w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ljj_beaujolais_village_btl-51x150.jpg 51w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ljj_beaujolais_village_btl-175x519.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ljj_beaujolais_village_btl-450x1334.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ljj_beaujolais_village_btl.jpg 498w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 136px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 136\/402;\" \/>Wine pairing<\/h2>\n<p>As you can see, I paired this dish with <a href=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/shop-for-wine\/?gProdNM=Louis%20Jadot%20Beaujolais-Villages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages<\/a> (available at most grocery and liquor stores $11-16). For this type of dish, you certainly want a refreshingly young, mild French wine like a Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, perhaps even a C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne.<\/p>\n<p>Since I live in sunny Miami, I always place the wine in the refrigerator for an hour or so before serving. <strong>Bon appetit! A manger!<\/strong> And most importantly\u2026<strong>\u00c0 <\/strong><strong>votre sant\u00e9!<\/strong> (Cheers!) \ud83c\udf77<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Croque Monsieur sandwich. Here\u2019s my version of a Parisian caf\u00e9 classic.<\/p>\n<p>The Croque Monsieur Sandwich is a delectable, pan-toasted ham and Swiss cheese sandwich with b\u00e9chamel sauce and gruyere cheese au gratin topping, finished off in a quick high broil. Here is an easy recipe with Beaujolais wine pairing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":3686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,5,4],"tags":[114,66,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-3684","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fresh-pressed","8":"category-recipes","9":"category-wine-and-food","10":"tag-beaujolais","11":"tag-recipes","12":"tag-wine-and-food-pairing"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Le Croque Monsieur: a Parisian Caf\u00e9 classic - Wine 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Le Croque Monsieur: a Parisian Caf\u00e9 classic - Wine 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Croque Monsieur sandwich. 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