Cheese toastie chain! Looks like a similar recipe to the last one, but this is supposedly a croque monsieur... though... aren't they supposed to have bechamel sauce? Maybe that's not mandatory.
Authentic or no, i've managed to get some proper fancy gruyere cheese, so probably big points for that! And plenty of simple smoked ham, dijon mustard, and the last of the sliced bread from my freezer.
Like last recipe, we gotta butter up both sides.
Is this too much cheese? well we bought it just for this so we might as well not be stingy.
A thick layer of ham, look how much ham there is in the reference image, that's so much ham to me.
And a good spread of mustard too. My stuffy nose can forget about it.
I'm popping a tray under my grill this time, we learned a lesson about cheese overflow.
Très bien, this goes down real nice. The cheese is stinkier than cheddar but has that continental truffle-like mustiness that makes it seem fancy and its overall still a very good toasting cheese. The ham and mustard are satisfying without being too much. All round good, but is it better than the pear and cheddar? Im thinking maybe not quite. Perhaps its a little simple, obvious. Cheese and ham, not exactly a bold new concept. Have I become pretentious?
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