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How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
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How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Hello, this is Today's Day :). I started the weekend morning leisurely with the subtle aroma of coffee. On weekend mornings, simply...

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Today's Day :)

A weekend morning with the subtle aroma of coffee

I started off leisurely.

On weekend mornings, I make a simple French toast

I used to make and eat this often.

For some reason, I feel like having some rich and savory toast today.

There is something I want to eat :)

Warm béchamel sauce between crispy bread and

The combination of plenty of cheese and ham

The incredibly delicious ham and cheese toast is intense

That's tempting... haha

Croque Monsieur I'm going to try making it~~

Croque Monsieur is a French sandwich.

Spread béchamel sauce on the ham and cheese

I mean toast that is baked with fillings.

Haven't you heard of béchamel sauce?

Simply put, it's a cream sauce 🙂

The cream sauce we commonly know

It is called béchamel sauce in French.

With this sauce, cream spaghetti, soup,

Various things such as fish sauce or pizza sauce

You can make food

You may use store-bought cream sauce, but,

Today, I even made the béchamel sauce myself.

I'm going to make a Croque Monsieur (sandwich).

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

[ingredient]

[Béchamel Sauce Ingredients]

25g unsalted butter

25g sifted cake flour

250ml of milk

pepper

1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese (optional)

[Ingredients for making a Croque Monsieur sandwich]

4 slices of bread (2 servings)

4 slices of Gouda cheese (or Cheddar cheese, shredded cheese, etc.)

mozzarella cheese

4 slices of ham

parsley

béchamel sauce

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

First, I'm going to make the béchamel sauce.

Melt 25g of butter in a pan, and when the butter is fully melted

Please add 25g of flour.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

After adding the sifted cake flour, the smell of baking bread

Please keep stirring until it becomes a roux.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Pour in the milk little by little over low heat while stirring continuously.

Increase to medium heat and boil until thickened.

Please stir to prevent sticking.

(Please loosen the flour as much as possible to prevent lumps.)

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

If you add Parmesan cheese and pepper,

béchamel sauce making completion!

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Now, let's get started on making the Croque Monsieur.

Please lightly grill the sliced ham in a frying pan.

You don't need to cook it for too long, so please grill it well on both sides.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

I'm going to put some butter in a frying pan and toast the bread.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Please spread the prepared béchamel sauce on the bread.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Place the grilled sliced ham on top.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Please put the Gouda cheese and bread back on top.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Please bake until crispy, flipping it over on both sides.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Please spread béchamel sauce on the top slice of bread one more time.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

I'm going to bake the bread in the oven.

Transfer the bread to an oven dish or pan.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Please sprinkle plenty of mozzarella cheese.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Place in a preheated oven and bake at 190 degrees for 13 minutes.

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Finished off by sprinkling with parsley 🙂

It was grilled so deliciously!!

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce
How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Crispy bread and savory, rich cheese

The combination of ham is so good.

A sandwich like toast :)

How to make Croque Monsieur / How to make Home Brunch Toast / How to make Béchamel Sauce

Our homemade sandwich, upgraded even further with béchamel sauce!

Good for a home brunch on the weekend

Croque MonsieurIt is

It's easier to make than I thought and really delicious.

Relaxing with coffee

I recommend this for weekend brunch.

See you again with a delicious recipe :)

thank you

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Nutrition per meal

Nutrition

Estimated per serving

Calories
432 kcal
Carbohydrates
27.2 g
Protein
24 g
Fat
25.2 g
Sodium
610 mg

Values are per-serving estimates based on the original ingredient quantities and public food-composition data. Actual products, intake, and cooked weight may change them. Calculation source: 식약처·농촌진흥청 통합 식품영양성분DB(2026-07), 원문 재료량 기준 추정