I absolutely love how humble he is, "It may get lumpy but just keep stirring it." or "Don't be afraid to put your emersion blender in there." or "This ham is fantastic its from Publix." He knows were not master chefs and are most likely just amateurs looking to spice up weekend dinners and he's not a snob to quick fixes and "cheats" to make our lives a little bit easier. He doesn't claim there's any one right way to do things and it makes me happy he's making high class recipes accessible to the average joe.
I made biscuits and gravy all the time when I was in trade school for us guys renting a house. One guy asked me how I made it. I explained making the sausage dripping roux then adding the milk. My comment was, "It will look like 3-day old cornflakes and milk but just keep stirring while you get it up to a simmer and it will be alright." He thought I was nuts then one of the other guys who saw me make it many times just nodded his head in agreement. Julia Child always talked about the technique being more important than anything in cooking. Once you can make a mother sauce like béchamel, it can be transformed into anything and almost any fat can be the base for the roux. That's one of the great things about cooking that I have learned over 60 years. High cuisine is almost always based upon simple kitchen recipes, techniques and made by "peasants" using what they could afford or in times of economic strife.
Chef, I can't tell you how much it warms my lonely heart watching you cook... I'm living away from family and friends and your warmth and pure love of what you do almost makes me feel like I'm at home again 🥺
I love how Chef Jean-Pierre twiddles his fingers in delight when he tastes his creations. He brings me joy every single time I watch his videos. Thank you Chef for sharing your joy!!!💞😋
@@anthonyparkinson5820 That's why I love watching his videos. He doesn't take himself so seriously. Plus, he encourages people to put there own twists on his recipes. I would love to watch him cook in person. A lot of chefs are too rigid and stuffy.
@Chef Jean-Pierre: After you mentioned that you watched Top Chef years ago I watch all seasons. Sir, there is no comparison to your show and the Top Chef. Yours is alive, full of interesting comments, warmth from the friendship you offer each of us, flourishing touches and smiles making us feel warm and secure in venturing into a recipe like Croque Monsieur. Thank you for being true to yourself. Top Chef is boring, your show is not.
yeah this is best show. He literally taught me how to cook... My wife said she wanted xyz and sent me recipe. I just used to ingredients from it and made it the way I thought JP would do it... it was great
@Ithecastic I feel the same way. When they come to my house for the meeting, I serve coffee and cookies too but at least I bake them from the package 😋😋😋😋😋
J’ai pas mangé un vrai croque-monsieur depuis au moins 30 ans et certainement jamais avec une touche de brie a l’intérieur ! Ça doit être fabuleux. J’adore vos vidéos, vous êtes vraiment fantastique.
Of all the delicious recipes chef has given us, this one literally has my mouth watering. I would drive to Ft. Lauderdale to eat this!!! If anyone would have told me that the highlight of my day would be watching a chef on TH-cam I'd have said they are crazy - but here I am always looking forward to Monday & Thursday! Thank you Chef JP!
I'm so glad to have found Chef Jean-Pierre on here. I've been trying to make myself into a home chef, so I can prepare meals for my family instead of the typical boring stuff. He is very entertaining to watch and he really makes it simple to do. I've been making my shopping lists and saving his videos. Thanks for all the great videos and the free training you give us all. it is very appreciated.
I've been a home cook for decades, learned from my mother (an excellent cook). Yet, I'm still learning and love how Jean-Pierre teaches us his hard-won knowledge in such a delightful way. There are several other cooking channels I follow, but this one and Refika's Kitchen are definitely among my favorites. Refika's is about Turkish food, and I'd say she's as joyous and enthusiastic as Jean-Pierre ... while being her own person. If you like humus, she's got the best recipe for this that I've ever found, fluffy and creamy. As well as delicious falafel and simit (a kind of Turkish bagel, only a lot more crunchy). Lots of work, but not complicated and definitely worth it.
Lovely.....The cookie cutter being used to poach the egg is superb ..A perfect round and thickness ...And the yolks pouring down adds a vibrant splash of sunny yellow ..Sunnyside trickling down nicely to add a lovely melt texture to the baked sandwich...
@@ChefJeanPierre Thank you for all the wonderful Videos and Recipes ...Learn a lot through these videos ...I am a firm believer and supporter of Learning through Videos because Books which are treasures to possess do not guide through each step as a Video does ,the techniques and tips as one goes along helps in the learning process...People new to cooking learn through these videos who do not have access to Books..Your Videos are wonderful laced with humor and extremely methodical ...Thank you for the lovely sharing...
This channel is always so difficult. Makes my mouth water and a full smile at the same time. always drooling... ;-) I just love Chef JP! Be Well, everybody!
Oh my word, I just made Chef's mushroom sauce with his trick of getting the water out of the mushrooms-incredible!!!Can't wait to try this too. This guy has it all, dimple, accents(yup multiple), great recipes, great sense of humor, and a world class cute man-laugh. A joy to watch. I am going to turn into a very good cook!
I made this today and the Mornay sauce is incredible. After buying everything and getting some stuff on sale, the sauce and ham set me back $40 CAD so I'm really hoping to get 10 or more sandwiches out of this. Either way it's worth every penny and will become one of my standard sauces.
prices in canada for everything are absolutely fucked. I go to the store to get cereal, milk and small things and it ends up being 60 bucks@@stephenmoulder5623
@@stephenmoulder5623 Food prices are high in North America, in general. We'd probably be paying around that in the US, as well. This is what happens when both of these governments print money like it's going out of style.
Huge shout out to the late and great Mrs. Brehier. Probably without her great cooking that influenced Jean-Pierre we would have never got these great recipes he's showing us today. 💓
@@judethaddeus9856you don't have to believe in it... But it does exist..... It's out there... Lurking around it in the ham-shadows of the night.... Onto my plate.. And into my bellyyyy! Lol. 😉 I support your decision and thank you, for it means more ham for me! (This is a very silly and light-hearted comment, meant to cause smiles, not to offend.)
Chef Jean-Pierre, we fell in love with Mr. Crunchy sandwiches on our first trip to Paris in 1983. We have been making these at home for decades. Your recipe looks delicious, especially the brie! We spread some Dijon-style mustard on each slice of bread. We find that the acid cuts through the rich fattines. Also, we steep half an onion studded with 2 cloves in the milk along with a little grated nutmeg and a bay leaf. Not sure if its a better recipe, as you had requested, but it is delicious in its own right! Thanks for all of the great video demonstrations! We are sure its a lot of hard work, but clearly a labor of love.
Great recipe, thanks! Mornay sauce is the Onyo of sauces. It taste delicious, and can be used for just about any dish with cheese. One of my favorite recipes for when I don't feel like cooking a lot, is mornay sauce with grated ham and pasta. Very simple, and very tasty.
I literally have stopped watching ALL OTHER cooking shows, PERIOD! Chef Jean Pierre is all I need. In fact, I need to purge out all my cookbooks, and just keep a few. On his recommendation, I recently ordered LAROUSSE GASTRONOMIQUE, and I'm glad I did. Fabulous reference guide on cooking. Thank you, Chef, for EVERYTHING you share with us. You are loved by all your followers. Virginia Fay, Danbury, Ct.
OMG, I just saw this video yesterday and it had me salivating! Time to grab some ingredients after work. Merci, Jean-Pierre, for your time, wisdom and joy!
Unbelievable! My mouth is watering. The ham and cheese sandwich you constructed confirms, French cooking methods while using basic ingredients is perfect. Thank you Chef Jean-Pierre! 🇺🇸👍❤️
@@MrClickity it's not just French cooking he does though; it's actually known as Classical French which is where the word Chef comes from. -The even have sauce specialists whose only role in the kitchen is to make fine sauces- the Saucier~!
That is my all time favorite sandwich. I had one when I was in Paris and it was incredible. With your addition of the Mornay sauce, the sandwich reaches a new level. Well done JP!
You are the first chef that taught cooking where I am actually feeling confident in the kitchen and it's wonderful! I made your creamy mushroom sauce and ladled it over some crepes, it seemed so easy I thought I was dreaming! And it was delicious of course ! :D
Artsy, fun, elegant with a humble attitude. Each episode is like a short movie, I enjoyed each part of it. You definitely not only delivered a recipe, but also a lifestyle. Merci!! 👍
You are by far my most favorite chef on the internet, your enthousiasm is contagious, your skill is breathtaking. With you in the kitchen everything is easy!
What a wonderful recipe. Chef Jean Pierre has the best channel ever to teach us amateurs how prepare chef worthy recipes. I'd be willing to bet that a lot of chefs out there also watch this channel.
I’m sick in bed with Covid and trying not to laugh, but the “rub it all over your body” set off some laughing and coughing! Worth it. Great episode! Perfect for today. Will try this when I’m better.
Rest as much as possible, and have warm soups for dinner, that'll help you recover faster even if it isn't too bad. I got it twice, first time I thought I wasn't going to make it, second time was very mild, and resting is key! Good luck!
Yeess!! Thank you so much, Chef Jean Pierre! I've been waiting for this one!! I love Croque Monsieur and you always surprise me with your simplicity and your efficiency!
I've just prepped this, waiting for my partner to come back and taste it together can't wait and thank you chef for your ability to make everything achievable.
Chef Jean -Pierre A very big thank you for this recipe, finally got the time to do it and yesterday I had Croque Monsieur and today just finished off the mornay sauce and had Croque Madam, and yes I've got to admit you are right The Best Ham and Cheese Sandwich Recipe you will ever see! This will be getting done alot more in this house.👨🍳👨🍳👍👍👍
I served this to my girlfriend for breakfast in bed, half way through eating she asked me to marry her. You are not just showing us how to cook, but how to Love. Thank you.🙂
There are a lot of good young chefs out there in TH-cam world, but it's always a treat to see Jean Pierre's take on these dishes. Chef is old school and you have to love his way of doing things. The dude has been at it since 1976 and he knows a thing or two about food.
Once I found JP a few years ago not a single Chef except maybe a bit of Gordy now and then can hold a candle to him. He isn't old school; he's 100% authentic French Classical trained. Which is how he can easily own a 3 star Michelin restaurant or seven in his career. The young dudes couldn't do that in 4 life times.
What easy, tasy and fun recipes you provide. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes and expertise. We made this wonderful meal and in your own words: "you can never have too much cheese" is precisely a melody that rings in my family of cheese lovers ears
You know Chef, you had me smiling at you so much during this. Your personality and much-loved humor shines through! To say nothing of the teaching you do that I always learn something from. We viewers are so lucky to have you to watch!
Ahh, my grandmother made this for us on weekends. Mmm, amazing. Thanks for bringing back a great sandwich and some wonderful memories. Thanks again Chef Jean-Pierre 😋
This is both the best, and most dangerous thing I have seen in weeks. My god, I can't imagine anything tastier or bad for my diet than this. Great work CJP! love how you can make a simple idea so good.
Thank you Monsieur! By accident I found this channel few days ago and instantly got hooked even though cooking has never been my thing. Your passion and the way of presentation is truly joyful to watch in every video. Compared to the sandwiches Im used to make in my oven, these were from another world (if you add a slice of tomato) 👌 Im gonna try much more of your recipes in the future. Thank you for this unexpected inspiration, greetings from Finland!
This looks yummy!! I’m going to make this for lunch today. I have some béchamel-onion sauce (my invention) to which I will had my cheeses, with some dijon mustard and horseradish sauce. I will add some thin slices of red onion inside with the ham. When I lived in Brussels they served Croque Madame with grilled pineapple instead of egg. And I don’t have ham but I do have turkey bacon! Merci, Chef! Bon appetit! 🍞🧀🧈🥓🥚🧅🍽
I did it just now but with a slight deviation.... I put smoked turkey instead of ham because I don't like ham. I eat it but don't prefer it. It really turned out to be out of this world. THANK YOU for this delicious recipe 😋
You are great! Love watching you and trying recipes. Thank you for all the great recipes and tips! I have your 101 cookbook...love it! Thank you for keeping cooking fun and creative. 😊👃
Good day Chef JP. Happy holidays to you and yours. I agree this is the best ever. I made it yesterday. I found brioche loaf style bread in my grocery store, used this. Used 1/2 pound ham per sandwich. The cheese sauce was better then I could ever imagined. Immersion blender made it smooth smooth smooth. I used sun dried tomatoes for the top under more sauce. Had a egg ontop for both sandwiches. Simply the best. Thanks Chef. You the MAN !!!!!!!!!!
Chef, since the major effort here is preparing the sauce would you consider doing a follow-up episode on all the other dishes which can be prepared with it and how to store it and reuse it? For example, can it be frozen into ice cube trays for future use as needed?
@@colekter5940 I agree. I think freezing a cheese sauce would make the texture kind of grainy and funky. I guess just make enough sauce for maybe a couple of meals and keep it covered with cling wrap in the fridge.
Depending on availability you can cheat with readily made béchamel shelf stable UHT in milk like brick, if the cheese is good the difference is minimal, but don't tell the chef or his mother please.
Mac and Cheese, Sausage Gravy… use to dress up meat and vegetables at dinner. It doesn’t freeze well but it will keep in the refrigerator for about a week. Also, be careful when reheating (keep the heat very low) do you don’t break the cheese.
What I absolutely love about Chef JP is that he tells you WHY to do things. I've always seen people put the plastic wrap directly on sauces before, but this is absolutely the first time I've been told why.
Its like when you put Plastic Wrap on Top of Pudding or so, which also helps that it wont make a Skin on Top, but yeah while some People might know this, there are still the ones who dont know it, so its nice he mentions it.
@@Sheppart92 Exactly! I'm such a n00b when it comes to cooking - I can follow a recipe but I never know why to do anything in the order I'm told to do it, and I can't fix mistakes because I don't know what I was trying to do in the first place. Chef JP teaches in such a gentle manner that I now know why I'm putting those onions in first, why I'm adding salt to the mushrooms as they cook, and now I know why I put the cling wrap directly on the sauce lol
Chef J-P, you’re videos and recipes are the bomb! My wife is getting jealous hearing me go on and on about my new best bud, JP. Last night we hosted a French night for friends complete with your Croque Monsieurs and tomato bisque. They raved about the food. We also served French cocktails, apps, salad, cheese board, and deserts. It was a very memorable experience. I shared your channel with everyone. Thank you for teaching us great recipes and techniques!
This is a dish i make about once a year (and absolutely love it) and learned some great tips from this video. Hot milk, cling on sauce to protect from skin forming, adding cream. Great video and what a fun chef
Just watching him is so entertaining. Such a fabulous professional chef, yet so humble. He tells you you can do everything he can do. "it's so simple!" 👍👍
I absolutely love how humble he is, "It may get lumpy but just keep stirring it." or "Don't be afraid to put your emersion blender in there." or "This ham is fantastic its from Publix." He knows were not master chefs and are most likely just amateurs looking to spice up weekend dinners and he's not a snob to quick fixes and "cheats" to make our lives a little bit easier. He doesn't claim there's any one right way to do things and it makes me happy he's making high class recipes accessible to the average joe.
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I made biscuits and gravy all the time when I was in trade school for us guys renting a house. One guy asked me how I made it. I explained making the sausage dripping roux then adding the milk. My comment was, "It will look like 3-day old cornflakes and milk but just keep stirring while you get it up to a simmer and it will be alright." He thought I was nuts then one of the other guys who saw me make it many times just nodded his head in agreement.
Julia Child always talked about the technique being more important than anything in cooking. Once you can make a mother sauce like béchamel, it can be transformed into anything and almost any fat can be the base for the roux. That's one of the great things about cooking that I have learned over 60 years.
High cuisine is almost always based upon simple kitchen recipes, techniques and made by "peasants" using what they could afford or in times of economic strife.
I keep watching this video time and time again. The best video in the TH-cam.
That and he has a genuine love and good energy for cooking and how it connects us!
@@johnbaker6125 I love this story!
"You can't grab and eat it"... grabs and eats it. Love this guy!
I have never witnessed someone so deliriously happy to be cooking. My favorite chef. His recipes are easy to follow and turn out great.
I made this recipe with rum ham, Frank Reynolds style. Just crazy good and it completely knocks you out!
Cooking is a serious topic 🇨🇵
I love all your recipes and Gruyère too.... I am swiss ❤
I truly feel like a friend when he refers to us as "friends". Love this man
Even better, we're "Friens"
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you are truly delusional
Chef, I can't tell you how much it warms my lonely heart watching you cook... I'm living away from family and friends and your warmth and pure love of what you do almost makes me feel like I'm at home again 🥺
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I love how Chef Jean-Pierre twiddles his fingers in delight when he tastes his creations. He brings me joy every single time I watch his videos. Thank you Chef for sharing your joy!!!💞😋
And when he talks about butter! 🤣
@@lordmichael1919 I cracked up when he described his bowl of butter as his emotional support
Ha! As soon as you wrote that I went back and now I can't watch one of his videos without noticing that. He is a funny chef and personality.
@@anthonyparkinson5820 That's why I love watching his videos. He doesn't take himself so seriously. Plus, he encourages people to put there own twists on his recipes. I would love to watch him cook in person. A lot of chefs are too rigid and stuffy.
My favorite part! 😂 agree that he is just joyful
Not a day goes by without me looking at Chef Jean Pierre’s amazing recipes.
You are rapidly becoming one of my favorite chef’s on TH-cam
He already is lmao. Just pure love and expertise for food.
You won’t be disappointed.
Oh shock!!! You mean to say you're still watching other "Chefs"?!?! 🤣 Don't waste your time ... 😉
He is my favorite chefs period.
He isn't already? Who's even close?
Wonderful Croque Madame! Reminded me of Paris.
@Chef Jean-Pierre: After you mentioned that you watched Top Chef years ago I watch all seasons. Sir, there is no comparison to your show and the Top Chef. Yours is alive, full of interesting comments, warmth from the friendship you offer each of us, flourishing touches and smiles making us feel warm and secure in venturing into a recipe like Croque Monsieur. Thank you for being true to yourself. Top Chef is boring, your show is not.
Thank you 🙏
yeah this is best show. He literally taught me how to cook... My wife said she wanted xyz and sent me recipe. I just used to ingredients from it and made it the way I thought JP would do it... it was great
@@ChefJeanPierre❤
Love how Chef Jean-Pierre single-handily keeps America's dairy industry running 24/7. That's gotta be fantastic.
Butter Momma Mia, everything better with butter
Too HYSTERICAL!!!
SO TRUE❣️
I LUV IT❣️
Hahahaha strong like bull!
I live in Wisconsin. The state should give him a medal for promoting our industry.
As a european i can tell you, you cant live a life without cheese
Chef always likes to "promise you" how easy it is and how good things will turn out. So far, he's kept his word on every video!
Dude you know that in france, a 8 year old need less that 2 minutes to do a croque monsieur
(btw this is not a croque monsieur)
@@CJ-bj3qt This is a croque monsieur on steroids!
Chef, I made these sandwiches for my AA meeting group, and to say they were a huge HIT was a SEVERE UNDERSTATEMENT. They were super impressed!
@Ithecastic I feel the same way. When they come to my house for the meeting, I serve coffee and cookies too but at least I bake them from the package 😋😋😋😋😋
Keep it up, bro! I'm proud of you for attending.
A new addiction. Lol. I mean no disrespect. I haven’t had a drink in 7 yrs. Don’t miss it. Keep going. It’s worth it. Cheers love.
Next time, add a little cognac for some extra zip!
Oh wait... Bad idea.... 😜
These taste especially well after smoking crack.
I love the way it is presented. Full of humor and happiness, and then another great recipe. Thank you very much. ❤😊👍👍👍🍞
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How come he is not on food channels on TV??? He is the greatest
If you put him on Food Channels there will be commercials every three minutes. Very frustrating
This man is an absolute gift to humanity and all of us fellow TH-camr’s…❤❤❤❤
The first real croque monsier recipe on TH-cam 👏🏼
The joy you bring to cooking is unmatched. You get your viewers enthusiastic about cooking, what makes you a great, great teacher.
The simplest solutions are sometimes the most amazing ones… thank you Chef for educating us 😊
Thank you 🙏
I think this channel perfectly balances education with entertainment. I much prefer this to Gordon Ramsay.
J’ai pas mangé un vrai croque-monsieur depuis au moins 30 ans et certainement jamais avec une touche de brie a l’intérieur ! Ça doit être fabuleux. J’adore vos vidéos, vous êtes vraiment fantastique.
Moi non plus! Plus de trente ans😢!
Il est temps d en faire ❤❤❤❤ time to make some ❤❤❤❤
Ça me donne des idées
Of all the delicious recipes chef has given us, this one literally has my mouth watering. I would drive to Ft. Lauderdale to eat this!!! If anyone would have told me that the highlight of my day would be watching a chef on TH-cam I'd have said they are crazy - but here I am always looking forward to Monday & Thursday! Thank you Chef JP!
Had my mouth watering and my stomach rumbling. I'm literally ordering take out right now it made me so hungry lol
PJ 2.0, @ the last minute; I was waiting 4 Uncle Jed to say "Weee Doughgies".
Love the editor comment at 1:13 along with cjp “evil” laugh 😆
@@susanmacko9303 Yeah Susan in a blink of an eye.
I just watched this at 5:am I want this for breakfast but I'm going back to sleep!! love you JP
I'm so glad to have found Chef Jean-Pierre on here. I've been trying to make myself into a home chef, so I can prepare meals for my family instead of the typical boring stuff. He is very entertaining to watch and he really makes it simple to do. I've been making my shopping lists and saving his videos. Thanks for all the great videos and the free training you give us all. it is very appreciated.
All the pleasure is mine! I am glad you’re enjoying the channel and learning a few things!😊👍
I've been a home cook for decades, learned from my mother (an excellent cook). Yet, I'm still learning and love how Jean-Pierre teaches us his hard-won knowledge in such a delightful way.
There are several other cooking channels I follow, but this one and Refika's Kitchen are definitely among my favorites. Refika's is about Turkish food, and I'd say she's as joyous and enthusiastic as Jean-Pierre ... while being her own person.
If you like humus, she's got the best recipe for this that I've ever found, fluffy and creamy. As well as delicious falafel and simit (a kind of Turkish bagel, only a lot more crunchy). Lots of work, but not complicated and definitely worth it.
You are amazing! Really inspired my wife and I to cook together more.
Thats Amazing, im glad to hear ! Thankyou Patrick😁
Lovely.....The cookie cutter being used to poach the egg is superb ..A perfect round and thickness ...And the yolks pouring down adds a vibrant splash of sunny yellow ..Sunnyside trickling down nicely to add a lovely melt texture to the baked sandwich...
Thank you so much 😀
@@ChefJeanPierre Thank you for all the wonderful Videos and Recipes ...Learn a lot through these videos ...I am a firm believer and supporter of Learning through Videos because Books which are treasures to possess do not guide through each step as a Video does ,the techniques and tips as one goes along helps in the learning process...People new to cooking learn through these videos who do not have access to Books..Your Videos are wonderful laced with humor and extremely methodical ...Thank you for the lovely sharing...
This channel is always so difficult. Makes my mouth water and a full smile at the same time. always drooling... ;-)
I just love Chef JP! Be Well, everybody!
cant blame you....same here
Yea if you'v had a long day.. just watch him ...we need to pay him consultation fee 🤭
the french words are all fully understandable
Oh my word, I just made Chef's mushroom sauce with his trick of getting the water out of the mushrooms-incredible!!!Can't wait to try this too. This guy has it all, dimple, accents(yup multiple), great recipes, great sense of humor, and a world class cute man-laugh. A joy to watch. I am going to turn into a very good cook!
I made this today and the Mornay sauce is incredible. After buying everything and getting some stuff on sale, the sauce and ham set me back $40 CAD so I'm really hoping to get 10 or more sandwiches out of this. Either way it's worth every penny and will become one of my standard sauces.
Are prices high in Canada or something? I tried to calculate it in my head the price for it here. It would be about £12 but you said 40 cad?
prices in canada for everything are absolutely fucked. I go to the store to get cereal, milk and small things and it ends up being 60 bucks@@stephenmoulder5623
@@stephenmoulder5623 Food prices are high in North America, in general. We'd probably be paying around that in the US, as well. This is what happens when both of these governments print money like it's going out of style.
The ham and the Gruyere cheese must be the most expencive things and also how much you want to use in each sandwich ? 🤗
this is so refreshing to watch! I LOVE how genuine, caring and friendly Chef Jean-Pierre is. Also, best English accent for a french chef!
When I first started watching him I assumed he was Cajun!
I made this today as Sunday brunch for 4 people. I made the croque madam with sunny side eggs.
Really good! A Recipe to keep for ‘17 years’…😀
Huge shout out to the late and great Mrs. Brehier. Probably without her great cooking that influenced Jean-Pierre we would have never got these great recipes he's showing us today. 💓
Yes brother.
I had no idea how epic a ham and cheese sandwich could become. I can't wait to make this thing. Wow! Thank you, Chef!
Chef can make a simple onyo AMAZE-ing. Trust me a child could do it.
It looks great save for the ham, I don’t believe in ham
@@judethaddeus9856, that’s ok, whatever your reasons. I’ll gladly eat your share. I LOVE ham!
One of my favorite sandwiches for the past 30 years!
@@judethaddeus9856you don't have to believe in it... But it does exist..... It's out there... Lurking around it in the ham-shadows of the night.... Onto my plate.. And into my bellyyyy! Lol. 😉 I support your decision and thank you, for it means more ham for me! (This is a very silly and light-hearted comment, meant to cause smiles, not to offend.)
This recipe looks great. Thanks Chef. I always love your videos. Wish that I could watch you cook in person. Best wishes,
Chef Jean-Pierre, we fell in love with Mr. Crunchy sandwiches on our first trip to Paris in 1983. We have been making these at home for decades. Your recipe looks delicious, especially the brie! We spread some Dijon-style mustard on each slice of bread. We find that the acid cuts through the rich fattines. Also, we steep half an onion studded with 2 cloves in the milk along with a little grated nutmeg and a bay leaf. Not sure if its a better recipe, as you had requested, but it is delicious in its own right! Thanks for all of the great video demonstrations! We are sure its a lot of hard work, but clearly a labor of love.
Mr. Crunchy sandwiches I love that
I took 3 years of French in High School, mais, j’adore Chef Jean-Pierre❣️
Great recipe, thanks!
Mornay sauce is the Onyo of sauces. It taste delicious, and can be used for just about any dish with cheese.
One of my favorite recipes for when I don't feel like cooking a lot, is mornay sauce with grated ham and pasta. Very simple, and very tasty.
I literally have stopped watching ALL OTHER cooking shows, PERIOD! Chef Jean Pierre is all I need. In fact, I need to purge out all my cookbooks, and just keep a few. On his recommendation, I recently ordered LAROUSSE GASTRONOMIQUE, and I'm glad I did. Fabulous reference guide on cooking. Thank you, Chef, for EVERYTHING you share with us. You are loved by all your followers. Virginia Fay, Danbury, Ct.
I don't know of any better way to start my Thursday's here at work. Just another 8 hours to go and it's weekend! Thanks Chef
You have the rare gift of contagious passion. Love the channel!
OMG, I just saw this video yesterday and it had me salivating! Time to grab some ingredients after work. Merci, Jean-Pierre, for your time, wisdom and joy!
Simply love this channel. Chef JP made me love cooking again xxx
Unbelievable! My mouth is watering. The ham and cheese sandwich you constructed confirms, French cooking methods while using basic ingredients is perfect. Thank you Chef Jean-Pierre! 🇺🇸👍❤️
French cooking is 20% ingredients, 80% technique. That's what I love about it. It's amazing what can be done with like 4 or 5 basic ingredients.
@@MrClickity it's not just French cooking he does though; it's actually known as Classical French which is where the word Chef comes from. -The even have sauce specialists whose only role in the kitchen is to make fine sauces- the Saucier~!
The best sandwich ❤ What I like to add into the sauce is a little bit of dijon mustard. This adds a nice lovely bark to the sauce.
You always make me smile because you cook with such enthusiasm and encouragement.
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OMG I LOVE COOKING AND YOUR MAKING ME LOVE IT MORE ..THIS GUY IS AWESOME AND I'VE WATCHED 1000S OF VIDEOS ...GOD BLESS THIS CHEF
That is my all time favorite sandwich. I had one when I was in Paris and it was incredible. With your addition of the Mornay sauce, the sandwich reaches a new level. Well done JP!
You are the first chef that taught cooking where I am actually feeling confident in the kitchen and it's wonderful! I made your creamy mushroom sauce and ladled it over some crepes, it seemed so easy I thought I was dreaming! And it was delicious of course ! :D
Artsy, fun, elegant with a humble attitude. Each episode is like a short movie, I enjoyed each part of it. You definitely not only delivered a recipe, but also a lifestyle. Merci!! 👍
You are by far my most favorite chef on the internet, your enthousiasm is contagious, your skill is breathtaking. With you in the kitchen everything is easy!
What a wonderful recipe. Chef Jean Pierre has the best channel ever to teach us amateurs how prepare chef worthy recipes. I'd be willing to bet that a lot of chefs out there also watch this channel.
I’m sick in bed with Covid and trying not to laugh, but the “rub it all over your body” set off some laughing and coughing! Worth it. Great episode! Perfect for today. Will try this when I’m better.
Best of luck to you on your recovery. I'm 68 and went through it. May God bless you!
God bless and speedy recovery 🙏 Love from across the waves Tenerife Canary Islands 🇮🇨 🏝 😍 🙏 ❤
Thanks! I'm not too bad, as long at I don't cough
Me too, round 2. Delta one year ago to the week. 🙄
Hang in there!
Rest as much as possible, and have warm soups for dinner, that'll help you recover faster even if it isn't too bad. I got it twice, first time I thought I wasn't going to make it, second time was very mild, and resting is key! Good luck!
Yeess!! Thank you so much, Chef Jean Pierre! I've been waiting for this one!! I love Croque Monsieur and you always surprise me with your simplicity and your efficiency!
I've just prepped this, waiting for my partner to come back and taste it together can't wait and thank you chef for your ability to make everything achievable.
Chef Jean -Pierre A very big thank you for this recipe, finally got the time to do it and yesterday I had Croque Monsieur and today just finished off the mornay sauce and had Croque Madam, and yes I've got to admit you are right The Best Ham and Cheese Sandwich Recipe you will ever see! This will be getting done alot more in this house.👨🍳👨🍳👍👍👍
on a side of being great chef, you're a even greater entertainer. thx for such enjoyable time watching your recipes. may the force be with you!
I served this to my girlfriend for breakfast in bed, half way through eating she asked me to marry her. You are not just showing us how to cook, but how to Love.
Thank you.🙂
There are a lot of good young chefs out there in TH-cam world, but it's always a treat to see Jean Pierre's take on these dishes. Chef is old school and you have to love his way of doing things. The dude has been at it since 1976 and he knows a thing or two about food.
Once I found JP a few years ago not a single Chef except maybe a bit of Gordy now and then can hold a candle to him. He isn't old school; he's 100% authentic French Classical trained. Which is how he can easily own a 3 star Michelin restaurant or seven in his career. The young dudes couldn't do that in 4 life times.
always learn the classic way first, then you can modify and have fun.
I can't stand these guys with black gloves. I don't want to eat something that was in contact with rubber/latex yikes
@@axemanracing6222 It's very strange because some people are highly allergic to latex and eating it would be the worst way to come in contact with it.
What easy, tasy and fun recipes you provide. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes and expertise. We made this wonderful meal and in your own words: "you can never have too much cheese" is precisely a melody that rings in my family of cheese lovers ears
Thank you Chef for being YOU!! If I'm feeling bad, you sure can make me feel better 😊
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I love how you inspire us to buck tradition and do what we want and how you live that attitude as an example to all of us home cooks. Thankyou!
when it’s cold and rainy this recipe brings me warmth, thank you chef! I know what I’m having tomorrow morning.
You know Chef, you had me smiling at you so much during this. Your personality and much-loved humor shines through! To say nothing of the teaching you do that I always learn something from. We viewers are so lucky to have you to watch!
Ahh, my grandmother made this for us on weekends. Mmm, amazing. Thanks for bringing back a great sandwich and some wonderful memories.
Thanks again Chef Jean-Pierre 😋
This is both the best, and most dangerous thing I have seen in weeks.
My god, I can't imagine anything tastier or bad for my diet than this.
Great work CJP! love how you can make a simple idea so good.
Chef Jean-Pierre, u're so entertaining and at the same time u are teaching so much. I enjoyed watching you cooking with explosive passion.
You simplify and explain in an exceptional manner. Your tribute to your art is propagating it in an exceptional manner. Kudos to you👍
Thank you Monsieur!
By accident I found this channel few days ago and instantly got hooked even though cooking has never been my thing. Your passion and the way of presentation is truly joyful to watch in every video.
Compared to the sandwiches Im used to make in my oven, these were from another world (if you add a slice of tomato) 👌 Im gonna try much more of your recipes in the future.
Thank you for this unexpected inspiration, greetings from Finland!
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This man manages to absolutely brighten my day every single time I see him. Great work and keep at it!
Man you make some great looking dishes chef. I have enjoyed everyone of your videos. Always look forward to the next one.
This looks yummy!! I’m going to make this for lunch today. I have some béchamel-onion sauce (my invention) to which I will had my cheeses, with some dijon mustard and horseradish sauce. I will add some thin slices of red onion inside with the ham. When I lived in Brussels they served Croque Madame with grilled pineapple instead of egg. And I don’t have ham but I do have turkey bacon! Merci, Chef! Bon appetit! 🍞🧀🧈🥓🥚🧅🍽
This delightful man is an incredible chef, and he always puts a big smile on my face. All the way from Luton Bedfordshire UK.
Stunning Chef JP. A small tip; smear some Dijon mustard on the base slice of bread and then 😊the sauce. To die for. 😊
It's hard to type when your are drooling profusely. Looks amazing!
I did it just now but with a slight deviation.... I put smoked turkey instead of ham because I don't like ham. I eat it but don't prefer it.
It really turned out to be out of this world.
THANK YOU for this delicious recipe 😋
You are great! Love watching you and trying recipes. Thank you for all the great recipes and tips! I have your 101 cookbook...love it! Thank you for keeping cooking fun and creative. 😊👃
De-lish, Chef Jean-Pierre. I would also like to try this recipe with chicken and turkey breast, too.
You never fail to make me smile chef .
Good day Chef JP. Happy holidays to you and yours. I agree this is the best ever. I made it yesterday. I found brioche loaf style bread in my grocery store, used this. Used 1/2 pound ham per sandwich. The cheese sauce was better then I could ever imagined. Immersion blender made it smooth smooth smooth. I used sun dried tomatoes for the top under more sauce. Had a egg ontop for both sandwiches. Simply the best. Thanks Chef. You the MAN !!!!!!!!!!
😂😂you are just waaaay too funny!! I LOVE it! I was running short of gruyere cheese, so I put a slice of fontina on the ham, and it was fantastic 👌 😋
Chef, I have always loved cooking, but you have helped me love cooking even more! You make cooking so much more fun to do.
Oh my good God, these look phenomenal! I'm making Croque's today, I've gotta have one... maybe two.
Chef, since the major effort here is preparing the sauce would you consider doing a follow-up episode on all the other dishes which can be prepared with it and how to store it and reuse it? For example, can it be frozen into ice cube trays for future use as needed?
@@colekter5940 I agree. I think freezing a cheese sauce would make the texture kind of grainy and funky. I guess just make enough sauce for maybe a couple of meals and keep it covered with cling wrap in the fridge.
@@colekter5940 It's Mornay sir, not Mournay.
Depending on availability you can cheat with readily made béchamel shelf stable UHT in milk like brick, if the cheese is good the difference is minimal, but don't tell the chef or his mother please.
@@cgourin my lips are sealed!
Mac and Cheese, Sausage Gravy… use to dress up meat and vegetables at dinner. It doesn’t freeze well but it will keep in the refrigerator for about a week.
Also, be careful when reheating (keep the heat very low) do you don’t break the cheese.
I love seeing you do recipes. Your sense of humour is fantastic and you aren't afraid of cholesterol! God bless.
Chef you are so simple very eloquent I always remember garlic last lol imbedded in my brain ty chef
In my opinion this man deserves 10 million subs at least.
‘I loooove butter’ gang signing in :) My love for cooking has come back. Greetings and blessings from the UK
Now that is gorgeous.
You could have for main meal with side salad.
Looks divine!
Thank you Chef JP.
Your presentation and tips are fantastic. 🧑🍳❤
as always… bloody deliciously entertaining. Chef J-P you are a tonic of culinary simplicity and joy. Thank you mate, from Sydney Australia.
What I absolutely love about Chef JP is that he tells you WHY to do things. I've always seen people put the plastic wrap directly on sauces before, but this is absolutely the first time I've been told why.
Its like when you put Plastic Wrap on Top of Pudding or so, which also helps that it wont make a Skin on Top, but yeah while some People might know this, there are still the ones who dont know it, so its nice he mentions it.
@@Sheppart92 Exactly! I'm such a n00b when it comes to cooking - I can follow a recipe but I never know why to do anything in the order I'm told to do it, and I can't fix mistakes because I don't know what I was trying to do in the first place. Chef JP teaches in such a gentle manner that I now know why I'm putting those onions in first, why I'm adding salt to the mushrooms as they cook, and now I know why I put the cling wrap directly on the sauce lol
Oh, jeez. . . . I just put your mac and cheese recipe in the oven for dinner and now this!!! I’ll just have to go ahead an admit it: I love you, Chef!
Chef J-P, you’re videos and recipes are the bomb! My wife is getting jealous hearing me go on and on about my new best bud, JP. Last night we hosted a French night for friends complete with your Croque Monsieurs and tomato bisque. They raved about the food. We also served French cocktails, apps, salad, cheese board, and deserts. It was a very memorable experience. I shared your channel with everyone. Thank you for teaching us great recipes and techniques!
Thank you for the kind words Eric! It is comment like yours that make it all worthwhile Godspeed🙏🙏🙏😊
Wow! Soundsd amazing! I want to be your friend! 😂😂
When I'm in Paris, I always get one of these and sit outside the cafe and people watch. Fantastic !
This is a dish i make about once a year (and absolutely love it) and learned some great tips from this video. Hot milk, cling on sauce to protect from skin forming, adding cream. Great video and what a fun chef
I've long been a fan of eggs Benedict, so this sandwich looks like heaven ❤
Just watching him is so entertaining. Such a fabulous professional chef, yet so humble. He tells you you can do everything he can do. "it's so simple!" 👍👍
I love how passionate he is about food.
I LOVE all of his things❗️
His language, beautiful french behavior, cooking style, kindness…
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I truly enjoy your videos. I laugh as I learn new recipes and smile as I eat the fruits of my labor. Thank you.
A great chef and not a snob. He has fun in the kitchen. He must be great to work for
I love it ❤️ The fact that you can’t say the name of the sandwich without cracking up is hilarious😂. Thank you Chef!
That's a yummy sammich! Chef JP, you could make peanut butter and jelly look high end. 🤣🤣