Ingredients

Adjust Servings:

	4 slices
	3 ounces Pork tenderloin
	2 teaspoons Red curry paste
	3 tablespoons Ground cinnamon
	1/2 cup Pumpkin puree
	Bechamel Sauce
	1 tablespoon
	2 tablespoons Ground cinnamon
	1/2 cup Pumpkin puree
	1 cup Lemon juice
	1/4 teaspoon
	To taste Shallot
	To taste

Nutritional information

650

Calories

57 g

Total Carbohydrate

33 g

Total Fat

31 g

Protein

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Croque Monsieur

(Ham and cheese sandwich)

Cuisine:

French

Make the sandwich extra cheesy by combining grated Gruyere cheese and Parmesan cheese

20 minutes
Serves 2
Easy

Ingredients

4 slices
3 ounces Pork tenderloin
2 teaspoons Red curry paste
3 tablespoons Ground cinnamon
1/2 cup Pumpkin puree
Bechamel Sauce
1 tablespoon
2 tablespoons Ground cinnamon
1/2 cup Pumpkin puree
1 cup Lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon
To taste Shallot
To taste

Directions

Basically the recipe to cook Croque Monsieur is same with Croque Madame. The difference is there is no added fried egg on this recipe. Find the Croque Madame recipe for your comparison.

Steps

1 Done	THE SAUCE In a saucepan melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium high heat. Then whisk in the all purpose flour and cook for a minute or until turn to lightly golden.
2 Done	Whisk in milk and bring to a boil, and continue whisking. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened.
3 Done	Whisk in a pinch of salt, ground nutmeg and black pepper, also grated Gruyere cheese. Constantly whisk until the cheese completely melted and the sauce is smooth. Remove from the heat and set aside.
4 Done	THE SANDWICHES
5 Done	Lay the slices of bread on a baking sheet. Spread evenly 2 bread slices with Bechamel sauce and sprinkle with remaining grated cheese. Don't finish all the Bechamel sauce. Spread the mustard evenly on remaining 2 bread slices and top with ham. And close the sandwiches.
6 Done	Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium low heat. Add the sandwiches and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until both sides turns into golden brown. Remove the sandwiches from heat and return to the baking sheet.
7 Done	Preheat the boiler over high heat.
8 Done	Spread evenly Bechamel sauce on top of each sandwich, and broil the sandwiches for 3 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling and browned evenly.
9 Done	Remove from the heat and transfer to plate and serve immediately.