Romain Thibault's delicious young man croques

The chef’s recipe of the restaurant Le Jouvence (in the 12th arrondissement)

Thanks to Celine for sending us this recipe from the magazine “Fou de cuisine“. This is the recipe of Romain Thibault, chef of the restaurant Le Jouvence (in the 12th arrondissement of Paris).

INGREDIENTS (for 8 croques):

200 g Emmental cheese
1 egg
100 g of liquid cream
16 slices of good sandwich bread
100 g ham, thinly sliced
100 g butter
Herbs
olive oil
a little nutmeg
salt, pepper

THE RECIPE:

In a food processor, put the grated cheese, the crème fraîche or liquid cream, an egg, a little nutmeg powder. Mix until you get a smooth dough. Season with salt and pepper.
Spread the slices of sandwich bread with this preparation
Add thin slices of ham
Close the croques and cook them in a pan in a little salted butter
Sprinkle with chopped fresh herbs (parsley, chives, etc.)
Serve an arugula salad (or mixed green salad) with toasted pine nuts, hazelnuts or small pieces of sundried tomatoes

TRICKS:

1 – Preferably take sandwich bread bought in a bakery
2 – You can replace the Emmental with the cheese of your choice (Comté, Gruyère, Beaufort…)
2 – You can replace the liquid cream with fresh cream