Croque Monsieur pour Vous et le Pup
April 2007
This French grilled sandwich is sure to please your pup. Always check with your vet about which foods are appropriate for you to share with your pet.
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 5 mins
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2tablespoons flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Pinch ground or grated nutmeg (for the peoples sammies only)
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (for the peoples sammies only)
- 8 slices sandwich bread
- 8 slices deli ham
- 8 slices Gruyere or Swiss cheese
- In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk until thickened, about 5 minutes. Season the sauce with salt to taste. Reserve one-quarter of the sauce for the dogs sammy. Season the remaining sauce with the pepper and nutmeg and whisk in the mustard.
- Spread one side each of 6 bread slices with the peoples sauce. Use to make 3 sammies with 2 slices each of ham and cheese. Spread the remaining 2 bread slices with the dogs sauce and then assemble the sammy using the remaining ham and cheese; keep separate.
- In a large skillet, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat. Add the sammies and cook, turning once, until golden on both sides, about 4 minutes total. Chop up the pups sammy and let cool, but eat yours hot!