Liked this! But your pronunciation of certain words drives me insane! 'monsieur' is pronounced 'messieur', and the -ou- in 'gouda' is the same as in HOUSE.
Finally had a chance to make this for the family and a huge hit! Granted my dog was frantic to partake of the freshly grated Gouda but well….she has good taste lol. The addition Of cinnamon and vanilla worked quite well. My thanks for making me look good. Especially in front of my daughter’s boyfriend lol
I've made those before, I usually add the jam/jelly as a layer in the sandwich and use both swiss and provolone, however a brie would be nice add too, hmm maybe? I also never smooshed it down that much, I guess because I used sliced cheese and not shredded, I do however, use a toothpick or two if necessary to hold it together while egg washing it. And, I always egg washed all sides and grilled all sides really encapsulating all the cheese inside (I should add, I always use large format bread and cut the crust off , really square the bread and then build it; after the assembly, I then cut into triangles before the custard bath) It truly is a great sandwich. Cheers!
Another one for the 'save button' Looks fantastic and a perfect breakfast for the up coming Christmas holidays away at my daughters - the grandkids will be right into that for sure
Like 5wow again so delicious and very yummy 👍like the way you explain each thing and it's full of flavours...an awesome chef with awesome recipes to make our mouthwater 😀😀..have a great day stay blessed 🎉🎉❤️❤️
I LOVE Monte Cristo sandwiches so so much, (in no small part because The Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite novel, which introduced me to the sandwich) and this one looks like a huge winner. I can’t wait to try it!
Like 17 James!! I love love love the layers in your Monte cristo!! This is my favorite ‘fancy’ sandwich! Looks incredible and saving this to make for the family soon!! Have a great week!
Hello james big fan from Bolivia, im opening 2 restaurants soon, one sells burges, the other sells sandwiches, love your channel, you should try making a monte cristo with pernil ahumado, and mixing mayo with a touch of mustard, you're going to love that experience, i wanted to know if you could make a video about how to balance flavers in the kitchen please
Thank you Sebastián! Good luck you your new restaurants! Yes that would be very tasty and i do want to start making recipes again hopefully it will be soon. I used to think that making videos was easy and it's actually a lot of work! 😂
Hey Chef James, I'm so glad you covered this sandwich! I looked up recipes, and wasn't sure if they did their own twist or not, but once I saw you covered I knew it was going to be great! The strawberry jam, is it meant for the sandwich to be dipped on? Also, is brioche bread ok?
Awesome video with delicious looking sandwich. Great job. Making me hungry. This is one of my favorite sandwiches. Keep up the good share. Stay in touch and see you in the next video.
Another VERY successful food por, uh I mean video. Making me all hungry. Once you said gouda, yuuuuu mmme!!!!! Not fair James. 😛 Ditching the boring old grilled cheese sandwich. Will try. 👍🏼
Thanks for the recipe. I've never actually seen this sandwich until I saw your video. I did some searching and today I made the pancake batter dipped version for breakfast. Amazing sandwich. Do you know which is more common James? Did this originate in France or the USA?
@@ChefJamesMakinson I had an instinct. Sweet and savoury seem to be a US theme at breakfast. Great food. I will try the French toasted version as well, I just had to have the pancake battered one at least once. I don't plan to end up like Elvis
depends on how much smoke you would like with your sandwich, this is a sweet sandwich so you can try a little bit to see. I would rather put smoked cheese on a cold sandwich buddy!
Hey James, how are you? Man, could you recommend a "cheese sauce" or types of cheese that are good to melt and use on top of the meat? There are some videos on RUclips, but the choice of cheeses and the way of preparation are a little confusing. Thanks.
I have been eating something like this for breakfirst a few times a week. This video really helped me improve my recipe. I usually cover the bread with eggs first, and then add the jambon and cheese in the pan, and give it a few more minutes. I prefer your approach. It's easier that way. And I like to put a little mirin in the eggs. it's not european any more, I guess. But mirin goes really well with eggs.
James, here in Huntsville, Alabama, there has been a weirdly obsessive fascination over Reuben sandwiches lately. Do you have any tips for a great Reuben???
5:40 What I don't understand here, we here actually have savory toast (with cheese and ham) not something sweet, and than put some powdered sugar and jam ?
@@ChefJamesMakinson The cheese-jam pairing, I as an Italian know it, I often do it too. But the cooked ham-jam pairing seems very strange to me. It looks to me like one of those strange “English pairings”. So does Gordon Ramsay when he makes a “Carbonara” and put in peas and other stuff.
I tried, I failed, but lesson learned. Rye bread is much worse than simple toasted bread in this case. It was still good, but not restaurant quality for sure
It was a beautiful sandwich. I was drooling over it until the powdered sugar. I am weird i guess but i have never understood why chefs sprinkle powdered sugar on some savory foods. On deserts i get but on a nice savory sandwich like that just makes no sense to me.🤔
@@ChefJamesMakinson Most people don't, but the "English" pronunciation is just painful. In much the same way as the English pronunciation of names like "van Gogh".
English lesson: Look up what substitute means. You do not mean you can substitute the Gouda or Gruyere FOR any good melting cheese, you mean the opposite, you can substitute ANY good melting cheese FOR the Gouda or Gruyere, or you can substitute the Gouda or Gruyere WITH any good melting cheese. The SUBSTITUTE = the cheese you are using instead of what is in the recipe. The way you said it just makes absolutely no sense at all, it is backwards, but I hear this all the time nowadays. What did they teach you in school? Not good English. Sorry.
@@ChefJamesMakinson you used it backwards. Absolutely backwards, very common mistake. I used to write for a living and I’m no idiot. Proofreader, editor.
@@ChefJamesMakinson sorry I forget whether it was “for” or “with”, but you did it backwards, either saying “with” when you should have said “for” or vice versa.
Hey James! Love your channel and your positive style and personality. Just a little heads-up on pronunciation for "Croque-Monsieur". Instead of trying to explain it in writing, here is a short vid. One can find almost anything on the web! Cheers! ruclips.net/video/HCW2uuiEwVM/видео.html
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It seems a crossbreed of a bikini and a Torrija :)
Liked this! But your pronunciation of certain words drives me insane! 'monsieur' is pronounced 'messieur', and the -ou- in 'gouda' is the same as in HOUSE.
this Monte Cristo looks so good chef! you should have more views!
thank you! i wish so too!
Finally had a chance to make this for the family and a huge hit! Granted my dog was frantic to partake of the freshly grated Gouda but well….she has good taste lol. The addition Of cinnamon and vanilla worked quite well. My thanks for making me look good. Especially in front of my daughter’s boyfriend lol
haha my dogs used to do the same thing! I'm glad to hear that they enjoyed it!
All grilled cheeses are so delicious. This version looks amazing.
I made this my wife, been married 20 years. She absolutely loved it! So did I :)
I've made those before, I usually add the jam/jelly as a layer in the sandwich and use both swiss and provolone, however a brie would be nice add too, hmm maybe? I also never smooshed it down that much, I guess because I used sliced cheese and not shredded, I do however, use a toothpick or two if necessary to hold it together while egg washing it. And, I always egg washed all sides and grilled all sides really encapsulating all the cheese inside (I should add, I always use large format bread and cut the crust off , really square the bread and then build it; after the assembly, I then cut into triangles before the custard bath) It truly is a great sandwich. Cheers!
wow! looks amazing!
it was tasty!
Another one for the 'save button' Looks fantastic and a perfect breakfast for the up coming Christmas holidays away at my daughters - the grandkids will be right into that for sure
Happy holidays!
oh i love monte cristo sandwich!
yours looks absolutely delicious!!
great dish James!
it mine too! thank you Lucy! :)
like 16 very nice prepration....👌👌
Thank you so much 😊
Like 5wow again so delicious and very yummy 👍like the way you explain each thing and it's full of flavours...an awesome chef with awesome recipes to make our mouthwater 😀😀..have a great day stay blessed 🎉🎉❤️❤️
thank you so much!
Great recipe 👌👍
Thanks a lot!
Thank you for sharing my friend
Thank you too!
Love monte cristo sandwiches. Definitely a treat every now and then. Love the layers you put in yours. -S
Me too!! thank you!
I LOVE Monte Cristo sandwiches so so much, (in no small part because The Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite novel, which introduced me to the sandwich) and this one looks like a huge winner. I can’t wait to try it!
Like 17 James!! I love love love the layers in your Monte cristo!! This is my favorite ‘fancy’ sandwich! Looks incredible and saving this to make for the family soon!! Have a great week!
il glad to hear that Melissa! i have another one for next week! ;)
this Monte Cristo looks so good chef! I have never tired it and I will be making this. I would like to see more sandwiches if you can!
enjoy it! it is one tasty treat!
It looks very very yummy 😋super love it 🥰 big thumbs up 👍Thanks for sharing ❤keep going ❤️stay connected😍
Thank you so much 👍
You're a good teacher. Thanks!
You are welcome!
There is NOTHING like a well made Monte Christi sandwich, thank you Chef for this delicious recipe. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
My pleasure John! Happy New year to you and your family!
Wow 😲 what a wonderful recipe 👌 so delicious sandwich 🥪 awesome presentation 👌
Glad you liked it!
Hmmm ... Never would have guessed a grilled sandwich would taste good with powdered sugar and marmelade or jam. Worth a try. Thanks, Chef.
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Thanks!
Casey loves these it has been a while since we made . Now I am thinking it has been tooo long. Love it!! Hope your week is off to a great start James.
thank you Jerri ellen! they are very tasty! i hope you guys are having a great week too!
My absolute favorite sandwich
Grilled cheese is a classic. I’ve never seen mayonnaise in one - looks delicious!
Hey Madison! its a French sandwich and they do like mayonnaise! haha
I need some comfort food today I’ll try this one thnx
Yummy and delicious sandwiches!
Thank you 😋
That's a fantastic looking Monte Cristo! One of my all time favorite sandwiches! I could go for one right now lol. Great Job buddy!
thank you buddy! its mine too!
Delicious sandwich good job sir 🥰😋😋😋
Thank you 😋
Thanks for the recipe. Cooked this today and loved it. I added English mustard to mine and skipped the sweet stuff though.
That is tasty!
My favourite combo of the Monte Christo is black forest ham and Swiss cheese.
I didn't have Ham so I used Bologna and it was really good. Love your channel.
Awesome! Thank you!
This came up because I just got done watching Chef Jean Pierre do similar. His took a bit longer but also looked pretty dang good.
Hi James. Subscribed to your channel for your reaction videos but you have really good videos on dishes aswell.
Thank you for your videos.
Awesome, thank you!
This would have to be without doubt THE next Monte Cristo Sandwich recipe of all time Bravo Chef my mouth is watering!!!!
haha it is a good one!
amazing 🥰
Thank you!!
I will have to try this... though in my part of the US the tradition is to serve with a proper maple syrup to dip it in rather than serving with jam.
Love the videos! Just subbed about a month ago so I’m trying to catch up still. Haha, fantastic recipes and tips.
Hello james big fan from Bolivia, im opening 2 restaurants soon, one sells burges, the other sells sandwiches, love your channel, you should try making a monte cristo with pernil ahumado, and mixing mayo with a touch of mustard, you're going to love that experience, i wanted to know if you could make a video about how to balance flavers in the kitchen please
Thank you Sebastián! Good luck you your new restaurants! Yes that would be very tasty and i do want to start making recipes again hopefully it will be soon. I used to think that making videos was easy and it's actually a lot of work! 😂
Yummy tasty delicious
Thank you so much!
Back here to cheer you on, brother! =)
You're the best man! I have another one for next week!
No sugar and no jelly. The Montecristo goes very well wihout those.
Hey Chef James, I'm so glad you covered this sandwich! I looked up recipes, and wasn't sure if they did their own twist or not, but once I saw you covered I knew it was going to be great! The strawberry jam, is it meant for the sandwich to be dipped on? Also, is brioche bread ok?
brioche is okay and you can make as you like!
Ah yes my favourite revenge Sandwich. Merci Alexandre Dumas.
Awesome video with delicious looking sandwich. Great job. Making me hungry. This is one of my favorite sandwiches. Keep up the good share. Stay in touch and see you in the next video.
Thank you 😋 hope you are well!
Another VERY successful food por, uh I mean video. Making me all hungry. Once you said gouda, yuuuuu mmme!!!!! Not fair James. 😛 Ditching the boring old grilled cheese sandwich. Will try. 👍🏼
hahah I hope you enjoy it! :)
Thanks for the recipe. I've never actually seen this sandwich until I saw your video. I did some searching and today I made the pancake batter dipped version for breakfast. Amazing sandwich. Do you know which is more common James? Did this originate in France or the USA?
I'm glad that you liked it! It's from the US, but the Croque Monsieur is French.
@@ChefJamesMakinson I had an instinct. Sweet and savoury seem to be a US theme at breakfast. Great food. I will try the French toasted version as well, I just had to have the pancake battered one at least once. I don't plan to end up like Elvis
James, I cold smoked some cheese on my Kamado Joe grill and I'm wondering if it would go good on this sandwich? Either way, this looks amazing!
depends on how much smoke you would like with your sandwich, this is a sweet sandwich so you can try a little bit to see. I would rather put smoked cheese on a cold sandwich buddy!
If you don't want your butter to burn add some olive oil to the pan as the butter is melting.
We are going to try the Spanish chicken wings today
Hey James, how are you? Man, could you recommend a "cheese sauce" or types of cheese that are good to melt and use on top of the meat? There are some videos on RUclips, but the choice of cheeses and the way of preparation are a little confusing. Thanks.
I like a nice sharp cheddar or a good blue cheese! :)
This is making me hungry 🤤🤤🤤 but I have no bread in the house right now 🥲
This looks so good. I would personally opt for better quality ham though. Looks like that cheap “formed” stuff you get from the supermarket.
For the cheese, I highly recommend raclette.
I don't have much of a selection here but I'll look for it!
I have been eating something like this for breakfirst a few times a week. This video really helped me improve my recipe. I usually cover the bread with eggs first, and then add the jambon and cheese in the pan, and give it a few more minutes. I prefer your approach. It's easier that way.
And I like to put a little mirin in the eggs. it's not european any more, I guess. But mirin goes really well with eggs.
Thank you chef James.
@@fyang5056 I'm glad to hear that! I have many more tips in my other videos on in my culinary course! If you have any questions just let me know!
Looks amazing James. But why no chili jam like Jamie Oliver haiya 😍 That man luvs that stuff 😂
🤣
James, here in Huntsville, Alabama, there has been a weirdly obsessive fascination over Reuben sandwiches lately. Do you have any tips for a great Reuben???
The Reuben? Not my favorite sandwich haha quality ingredients helps
i've made these a few times at work, never used mayo for it, can't get the thought of mayo and jam mixing out of my head.
James, why didn't you tell me you had a video on y favorite sandwich ever!? :) Thanks!!!!
Where's the fun in that! 😂
I respect your choice of picking jam, but ketchup is just perfect for a sandwich like that :) Anyway it's worth to try something different
yes it is!
Wow, I've never seen a grilled cheese sandwich made like that. Puts the ones I make to shame.
mix hot sauce into the eggs. It works, trust me
looks like something Kingcobra would eat.
There’s also ham Turkey, or smoked Turkey leg you can shred…🦃🔥
Would Edam work for this?
Yes
eat this while you watch the movie: the count of monte Cristo
Che'sㅡ ✔Nice to see you
coolly
happy~^^23
thank you!
More quick and easy Please, Thank You!
Noted!
@@ChefJamesMakinson You da Man! Thank You!
I've never seen swwet sugar or fruit on this sandwich. How traditional is that?
did I say that this is a traditional version?
Yummydelicious
Thank you 😋
powdered sugar on ham^cheese???
Was 2 eggs necessary for one sandwich? You had a lot of leftover there
I was making more then one that day!
@@ChefJamesMakinson Thanks - keep the great content coming. Surprised you don't get more views
lol and the french call americans fat. LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE HERE
Umami!!
😉
I legit thought it was ketchup in the end
Please James, don't make me fat again! :)
Haha I will try not too
I just wanted to watch the movie "Count Monte Christo"
🤣
One thing i need to change in this is mayo to butter. I love mayo but hot mayo tastes fishy.
The middle part of cheese not malted yet . U should check it out . Chef
It was melted enough for the video and I ate it after this.
5:40 What I don't understand here, we here actually have savory toast (with cheese and ham) not something sweet, and than put some powdered sugar and jam ?
its common to use with this
@@ChefJamesMakinson The cheese-jam pairing, I as an Italian know it, I often do it too. But the cooked ham-jam pairing seems very strange to me. It looks to me like one of those strange “English pairings”. So does Gordon Ramsay when he makes a “Carbonara” and put in peas and other stuff.
I tried, I failed, but lesson learned. Rye bread is much worse than simple toasted bread in this case. It was still good, but not restaurant quality for sure
you used rye bread? the flavor is a bit strong for this! haha
@@ChefJamesMakinson Yes, but I'm wiser man now :)
It was a beautiful sandwich. I was drooling over it until the powdered sugar. I am weird i guess but i have never understood why chefs sprinkle powdered sugar on some savory foods. On deserts i get but on a nice savory sandwich like that just makes no sense to me.🤔
I love the fact you put an effort into pronouncing the Spanish words, but fail to even try to do the Dutch word (Gouda).
I don't speak Dutch :)
@@ChefJamesMakinson Most people don't, but the "English" pronunciation is just painful. In much the same way as the English pronunciation of names like "van Gogh".
English lesson: Look up what substitute means. You do not mean you can substitute the Gouda or Gruyere FOR any good melting cheese, you mean the opposite, you can substitute ANY good melting cheese FOR the Gouda or Gruyere, or you can substitute the Gouda or Gruyere WITH any good melting cheese. The SUBSTITUTE = the cheese you are using instead of what is in the recipe. The way you said it just makes absolutely no sense at all, it is backwards, but I hear this all the time nowadays. What did they teach you in school? Not good English. Sorry.
What on you on about? Substitute means to use something else is English not your native language?
@@ChefJamesMakinson you used it backwards. Absolutely backwards, very common mistake. I used to write for a living and I’m no idiot. Proofreader, editor.
@@ChefJamesMakinson sorry I forget whether it was “for” or “with”, but you did it backwards, either saying “with” when you should have said “for” or vice versa.
Or a synonym for each.
Hey James! Love your channel and your positive style and personality. Just a little heads-up on pronunciation for "Croque-Monsieur". Instead of trying to explain it in writing, here is a short vid. One can find almost anything on the web! Cheers!
ruclips.net/video/HCW2uuiEwVM/видео.html
thank you!