Binging with Babish: Croque Monsieur from Brooklyn Nine-Nine

I had to shoot and edit this episode in its entirety yesterday, so there was no going back to fix mistakes. The cutting angle at 3:33 will haunt me for the rest of my days.

I love how the Croque Monsieur sounds so fancy in English, but its name basically just translates to "Mister Crunchy".

Babish: “It doesn’t get any simpler than croque monsieur”
Also Babish: ok so now we’re going to grow the wheat for our bread

"It doesn't get much simpler than Croque Monsieur" Proceeds to make the loaf from scratch

I actually made the pain de mie and the béchamel today. I combined them into the Croque Monsieur and it was hands down the best sandwich I've had. Thank you for posting this so I could discover this mastery of a sandwich!

As a french I can assure you that you said "croque monsieur" correctly (with an english accent, but correctly). Moreover, it looks so delicious and the recipe is excellent ! (Tbh yours is more generous than french ones actually)

Funny thing is the first time I ever recalled hearing about a croque monsieur was seeing it featured as a food item in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. Restores a nice amount of HP for just being a broiled ham and cheese sandwich lol.
And for some odd reason the only way to get them is as a drop from a monster called Ladycat.

I like to imagine him acting like this with everything he makes. Bowls of cereal, sandwiches, canned soup, etc

I made this last weekend and it was fantastic . This is defo on my rotation now . The Dijon version was my favourite . For vegetarians use the following filling ( chopped mushroom,garlic, herb , butter and green / red onions optional spinach leaves fried for 5 min )

Not only he made every version of Croque in one video, but he also made his very own bread for it too.

When basic groceries started to be hard to find as the pandemic began, I could not find a loaf of bread in the grocery stores, but I found a loaf at the all night gas station in upstate New York. It was Brioche made in a smallish bakery in Paris, and it was the best sandwich bread I’ve ever found.

Babish: I’m already getting tired of googling temperature conversions.
Everyone not from the US: *looks into the camera like theyre on the office*

I love the way Babish likes to mention Chef John from time to time! "Food Wishes" rules!

*"and it doesn't get much simpler than Croque Monsieur"*
_me nodding as I eat my peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon_

“Preheating my ham in the microwave”
Is a sentence I never want to hear again.

I’m not gonna lie, your videos help me focus on something when I’ve got a bit of anxiety, and I can’t thank you enough

Babish has really come a long way since his early episodes: came back from watching his video of making a croque madame, and the differences between that and this episode is staggering. Did you know there was a time where he didn’t make his own bread? I know, it’s crazy!

I made Croque Madames based off this video for the guys in my apartment today and they turned out really well! One thing I did differently was I used less cheese overall (because I'm a poor college student haha) and grated some gruyere directly into the Beschamel. I thought it took the Beschamel up a notch.

I love how you are so critical with your own mistakes. Also these different takes on already tasty dishes is making me wanna Binge too.

Babish: It can't be simplier
Also Babish: **Makes his own bread*

I remember having a deep fried 'monte cristo' and the first bite was honestly the single best bite of food I've ever had

Bravo! Just found this channel! I can't seem to decide which satiated my senses more: the mature bariton my ears, the rich and beautiful colloquialism in language my spirit or the imagined outcomes of these masterfully prepared sandwiches my tastebuds. 👍

I love and use a lot of these videos for the cooking tips, but sometimes I just love throwing on the playlist in the background while I work. Something about his generally calm yet insistent manner makes me feel productive somehow.

I love how you made Croque Monsieur souds so fancy when it was my unique meal each day as a broke student

I finally decided to make a croque madam, except I am too lazy and used a sourdough loaf I bought, and this is easily the best sandwich I have ever eaten. Will definitely be making this for friends come next Sunday brunch. So thanks, Babby

Babish: "I want something easier this week"
Also Babish: "Let's make our own bread"

This is s cool bread baking technique and I've always loved the pans and watching it be perfectly rectubular :D But, did you know panko bread crumbs are made from bread that has been cooked by electrocution? So awesome.

Based on how my French teacher pronounced it, you actually got the pronunciation of "Croque Monsieur" pretty down-pat

Way to recreate a really sweet moment from the show! Love this!

I cried when he made the 2nd to last sandwich, and then cried when he did the next one. The sandwich analysis.. is so beautiful.

It's reassuring to know I'm not the only one who's constantly worried what Chef John might be thinking about this

Babish: goes to the trouble of making the bread from scratch.
Also Babish: is happy to make do with microwaved ham.

These look really yummy. I'm used to open-faced, baguette ones here. Just one different type. Maple smoked ham, hot dijon, and Jarlsberg... So many variations for this sandwich.

I modified this using corned beef, sauteed onions, bell peppers, banana peppers, and mozzarella cheese. Legit one of the best sandwiches I've ever made.

Idk I’ve never seen Brooklyn Nine-Nine but it was so sweet of that one dude to share some food from a very fond memory :) everytime i watch this episode the intro makes me smile

I made this for my Mom for breakfast on her last day of her job, and she loved it. I had one too, but we both agreed that it was a little rich, and too much for early morning. Eat it for lunch or dinner if you’re sensitive to milk

This is my favorite sandwich in all the world! Thank you for sharing all the variations!!!

Andrew: today we are basically making a sandwich
Me: finally something simple
Andrew: we start by making the bread

I love how this was one of Babish's "easier meals", status: Legendary

The video was awesome I love the French pronunciation couldn't have done better myself I'm going to make all of this

Hey Babish! I was really inspired by the recipes that i tried cooking a genuine meal for the first time! I made me and my grandpa monte cristos and i think they were a success. Thanks so much for the videos!

I love it when you give some respect to chef John. You are my two favorite chefs.

At 3:40 I was genuinely worried he was about to take a giant bite outta that half loaf of bread.

Wow I'm stupid. I always thought a croque monsieur was basically just a "french toast" sandwich. Then I realized that's a monte cristo.

BABISH YOU ARE AMAZING. and pushing me to create food like you do. Thanks Babish

Just made it this morning for my wife and I, and it was FANTASTIC! 🤩

Thanks for the inspiration...I made this tonight and it turned out GREAT. No I didn't bake bread, but I got GREAT cheese and GREAT ham and took a stab at it. Thanks again!

I've learned so much from this video! Had no idea the Croque Madame was a thing, and though I remember hearing Anthony Bourdain's comments on the Montecristo (I may be mistaken), I did not know it was a twist from the Croque Monsieur! Thank you :D

I’m scared to ask for-Basics with Babish: Cereal

Easily one of the best food episodes of a TV show in recent memory.

All of it looks fabulous! I would prepare the egg differently but no matter.

Croque Madame is probably my favourite sandwich of all time. Just incredible.

you've pronounced it very well. in my family we dont toast the bread at the beginning only once at the end and not in an oven but a foreman style like grill

A monte cristo can also be made with strawbery jam and it pairs incredibly with the ham.

You got me, can't resist your recipes, style and most, your humour

Love that bread! Definitely gonna try it! Was really different to see you actually made the bread for this recipe! In my opinion, the best sandwiches comes from homemade bread.... there's nothing like it!! 😀
Sandwich looks absolutely delicious 😀👍🏻🇹🇹

This is one of my favourite things to make, it's one of those times where it is quick and easy like they say. No I don't bake my own bread every time I wanna croque madame (yes I always add an egg) I'm not a madman plus I like the bakery up the road so I'll take any excuse to visit it.

I make that pain de mie loaf every week. It's perfect. And the croque are so delicious on it. Of course, brioche is gilding the lily but that is delicious, too!

I love these videos but I cant binge them cause they make me hungry! 😋

2016: Babish makes Croque Madame
2020: Babish makes Croque Monsieur
How far we've come.

This is one of my favorite episodes!

What a quick, easy and delicious recipe!

Your Croque looks amazing! I used griddled bread/toast in mine.

I love that you go through a whole bread making side like anybody’s gonna do it 😂

I'm french and you actually did say croque-monsieur and croque-madame really well! :D

Fun fact : "croque monsieur" is pronounced... exactly the way you did ! Congrats on your first well-pronounced french word :)

Could you make the lighting mushroom from ratatouille? I’ve always wondered what it taste like, and I thought it would be a fun experiment to try to make it as if it was shocked by lightning.

One of the only cooking channels in the world most of us watch in bed or not following along.

So very brilliantly done!

I remember making this with my mom. I still dream about this meal babish

I keep going back to this video over and over. Lovely Croquiness, my dear monsieur!

i see, this really is an easier recipe. He didnt even make his own stand-mixer

Merci for having shown how to make different and international cuisines 👍🏻

I never thought I'd see a recipe for a Monte Cristo! Absolute favorite sandwich and I can't find any places around here that make them. I'LL BE MAKING THIS FOR SURE

Everything was perfect. And you said it well. The traditional way to do it isn't far from what you did. I just used to pour some cream on the top cheese before cooking it as I used Emmental. Nice job

I made this for my husband's birthday, per his request. Our stomachs are full and our faces are happy! Thank you for your channel! It helps us to expand our culinary knowledge and to bring a little more zing to each year.

⚠️EXCELLENT BABISH!!! The cholesterol refinery was hysterical and we also like the chef John name drop! I’ll try your second version tonight and one day we might try your Croque Monsieur Cristo!

Fun fact; Babish actually is from a long-line of headless ancient men.

I once ( 30 years ago ) had a Croque Monsieur in a French family hotel nice and crispy, but in a creamy eggy sauce that was cooked with the bread parts.
never managed to recreate that lovely dish myself. hope someone has a recipy of it.

I wish we had food like this at home

I want to try all of them!

I'm so glad I found you sir 🥰... Literally binging on your videos. Since yesterday ❤️

That bread looks like the perfect vehicle for toasty texture and salted butter

I had mostly the wrong ingredients laying around: brioche bun instead of bread, salami instead of ham, cheddar instead of Gruyere . Made it anyway, Worth it.

I'm swiss on my father's side, and he would always make them with a few slices of tomato so I assumed it was the authentic way. It was a bit of a mouth-burner but i felt it brought a lot of needed acidity to the savory, greasy sandwich

I love that he makes his own bread, like, every time!

In making Bechamel, if the milk is cold, it can all be added at once without lumps. Also, sauces like bechamel and Hollandaise are much easier to make in a Windsor.

I made this for a date night and my goodness. It was absolutely amazing.

Fantastique, also take a look at one called "Francesinha" it's a Portuguese style take and looks similar to this sandwich but even more meat, it's also very popular!

Babish: “I’m already getting tired of googling temperature conversions”
Every non-US country: “me too”

Croque monsieur and madam are two of my favorites when done right. Yours looks super yummy. It’s funny how a whole in the wall place will make the best ones close to me! Much love from an American expat in Gensac, France.

There's so many ways to do Croque-monsieurs that I don't know the traditional way anymore ! XD
Even my brother do it differently from the way your mother used to do it now (he add a little milk on top before adding the béchamel) !
When I was younger my mother used to do it like the first recipe but she'd use brioche like second recipe and put the béchamel on top then cracked an egg on it and add the cheese (which is the best version of it that I ever tested !).
Btw I've never understood why English people call French toast like they do when it's a Dutch dish (we call iit"pain perdu" which means "lost bread" because it used to be done with the none-fresh bread thé one that has become harder).
Love your videos as always ! ❤❤❤

Here in Quebec my granddad used to make a version of these with bacon instead of ham slices. Heavenly.

It looks so delicious 😭

Having just gotten into Brooklyn 99, I am surprised at how not many people are commenting on whether Boyle would approve or not approve of Babish's performance.

Babish: I want to make a simple recipe this time.
Also Babish: makes three more versions of the same dish
All in good fun, sir! 😁

Croque madame (though I used prosciutto instead of ham) was my go-to breakfast for a long time, but as I get older... I get lazier. So now it's usually cereal and eggos.

I think that is one of the best looking loaves I've ever seen. You almost lost me at the bèchamel, though.

All of these sound absolutely amazing

On my croques, sliced dill pickle is a much preferable addition to any egg of any kind, fried or bread-sopped. Gruyere, ham and pickle...very complementary. Yum.