"Salut" guys and welcome to French Guy Cooking.
today a great and delicious example
of French Cooking. it reminds me that
I never asked before but... What does French cuisine
mean to you ? Bullshit, over complicated, windy, posh !
Is that really what you think ? this can't go on anymore.
I must fight and prove you wrong ! Forget the stars in the chef's white...
Bread, ham and cheese, these are the only ingredients you will need.
today we are making a nation's pride : the popular croque monsieur.
As known as ham and cheese grilled sandwich.
This recipe
is dead simple and incredibly fast to make. This
very sandwich is supposed to have appeared around 1910
in a cafe in Paris. the name itself croque
monsieur stands for crunch mister. it's supposed to come from a joke
made by the owner of the cafe in which he told the customer
he had have human flesh in the sandwich. okay
let's gather the ingredients ! One slice of good
ham ! This slice should be good for two reasons : one it comes from a delicious ham...
And two it comes from a higher welfare pork.
Of course ! now that you've got it with the chicken, you have got to step up !
two slices of sandwich
bread ! not too thick otherwise they won't fit. sorry ?
fit in what ? Come on, don't be so impatient !
now we need two slices of thin
cheese. I am using Gruyère but feel free to use any other
melty cheese. if you can't find this one. Or if it's too expensive.
Or if you don't like the taste of it or of course if you hate French
and you dislike their food... #&@#§ !!!
to build a croque monsieur sandwich, pile up these ingredients in this exact order
bread cheese ham cheese
bread ! we won't cook it in a pan we won't use an oven either...
in fact we could use a French Croque monsieur
dedicated appliance or you could use
a toaster ! a toaster ! a toaster
Now, take a sheet of parchment paper three times
as wide as your sandwich and twice as tall.
you can also use aluminium foil instead of parchment paper
fold it in half width wise. Place the sandwich
on the left edge just above the folding line in line...
fold the paper over it .if you wrap it tight
no leaks will occur . it's ready to go in the toaster
for three minutes. you need to rely on the smell of it.
warning the parchment paper is absolutely impossible to burn but
but in any case of fire please do not put
any water on the toaster . I screwed up. just unplug the toaster
and put a lid on it . While it's cooking
let's make a simple sauce. Mix butter
flour and milk in equal proportions. season it.
if you got nutmeg, this could be a great value ! Stir it
and place it in the microwave for 30 seconds . mix it well
and it's ready to go ! The croque monsieur is ready.
use this sauce as a light topping over the grilled sandwich.
crispy, melty, totally addictive.
you might want to eat a couple or maybe a dozen of these.
in fact we could use more ingredients,
and make it even more decadent but you would then miss my point,
which is French Cooking can be simple
and delicious and painless and the same time.
I mean that's true. All you need is someone that can teach you French
recipes
in a funny and simple and not so posh way...
I don't know keep looking,
and who knows you might find someone ! I hope you like this video
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see you around bye bye !