The Croque Monsieur originates from a Parisian café in 1910 located on the Boulevard des Capucines. The recipe varies depending on the region, but the main ingredients are sliced bread (pain de mie), cheese (gruyère or emmental rapé), and ham (jambon). I make it the way my au pair family in Laval made it, which also includes crème fraîche. If you wish to turn your Croque Monsieur into a Croque Madame, simply add a fried egg (œuf sur le plat) on top!
Start by placing your slices of bread onto a tray, and adding the ham to the bottom slice. You don't have to cut up your ham, but I think it's easier to quarter it and then you can make the ham fit the shape of the bread!
Mix some cream and cheese together in a bowl and add it onto the ham.
Place the other slice of bread on top, and add some more of the cream/cheese mixture to the top slice.
Place your Croque Monsieurs in the oven at 180°C and cook until the cheese goes golden brown on top.
Your Croque Monsieurs are now ready to eat!
I turned mine into Croque Madame's by adding a fried egg on top.
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