CROQUE-MADAME
Categories Cheese Egg Breakfast Brunch Broil Fry Quick & Easy Dinner Lunch Ham Gourmet Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Make sauce:
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, then whisk in flour and cook roux, whisking, 3 minutes. Whisk in milk and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally, 5 minutes. Whisk in salt, pepper, nutmeg, and 1/3 cup cheese until cheese is melted. Remove from heat and cover surface directly with a sheet of wax paper.
- Make sandwiches:
- Spread 1 1/2 tablespoons sauce evenly over each of 4 slices of bread, then sprinkle evenly with remaining cheese (1/4 cup per slice). Spread mustard evenly on remaining 4 bread slices and top with ham, dividing it evenly, then invert onto cheese-topped bread to form sandwiches.
- Lightly oil a 15- by 10-inch shallow baking pan.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately low heat, then cook sandwiches, turning over once, until golden, 3 to 4 minutes total. Remove from heat and transfer sandwiches to baking pan, then wipe out skillet with paper towels.
- Preheat broiler.
- Top each sandwich with 1/3 cup sauce, spreading evenly. Broil sandwiches 4 to 5 inches from heat until sauce is bubbling and golden in spots, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off broiler and transfer pan to lower third of oven to keep sandwiches warm.
- Heat remaining tablespoon butter in nonstick skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then crack eggs into skillet and season with salt and pepper. Fry eggs, covered, until whites are just set and yolks are still runny, about 3 minutes. Top each sandwich with a fried egg and serve immediately.
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hawwii koo
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I used Gruyere cheese and it was perfect. The egg was cooked perfectly and the cheese was melted and gooey. I will definitely be making this again.
endrich Yarzagaray
[email protected]I've never had a croque madame before, but this was amazing! I will definitely be making this again.
Deshi Boyes
[email protected]This was a bit too rich for me, but it was still very good. I would recommend using less cheese next time.
QuZ 26 Yuzzo 45
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of ham, so I used bacon instead. It was still delicious!
jamonte Porter
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I used Gruyere cheese and it was perfect. The egg was cooked perfectly and the cheese was melted and gooey. I will definitely be making this again.
Ayiga Fred
[email protected]I've never had a croque madame before, but this was amazing! I will definitely be making this again.
precious preshelar
[email protected]This was a bit too rich for me, but it was still very good. I would recommend using less cheese next time.
MD ROSUL
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of ham, so I used bacon instead. It was still delicious!
en hokx
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I used sourdough bread and it was perfect. The egg was cooked perfectly and the cheese was melted and gooey. I will definitely be making this again.
Dorothy Flanagan
[email protected]I made this for my family and they loved it! It was easy to make and very delicious.
Saru Khatri
[email protected]This was the best croque madame I've ever had! The bread was perfectly toasted, the cheese was melted and gooey, and the egg was cooked to perfection. I will definitely be making this again.