Croque Madam
Croque Madame might sound fancy, but when you break it down, it’s just a well executed melty ham and cheese sandwiched between two slices of thick toasty bread, topped with cheese sauce and a runny egg.
Ingredients
FOR ONE SANDWICH:
- 2 thick slices of nice sandwich bread, brioche preferrably but Texas toast will work
- 40-50 g unsalted butter
- 4 pieces very thinly sliced black forest ham
- 2 slices unaged gruyere
- kosher salt
- chives, minced, for garnish
- black pepper, ground, for garnish
MORNAY (enough for 4-5 sandwiches:)
- 30 g unsalted butter
- 10 g ap flour
- 240 g whole milk
- 60 g cave aged gruyere, shredded
- 30 g aged parmesan, grated
- 5 g kosher salt
- pinch white pepper, ground
- pinch grated nutmeg, just a few grates
Instructions
- Cut bread into ¾"/2cm slices (or buy Texas toast style pre-sliced) and preheat oven to 375°F/190°C.
- Preheat large saute pan over medium heat.
- Heat another nonstick pan over med-low. Add 3-4Tbsp butter to melt. Brush melted butter to coat both sides of bread slices then transfer bread into preheated large sauté pan to toast for 1 minute. Press down with a spatula for max contact and browning.
- Flip bread to second side and add 2 slices of ham on each piece of toast, top the ham with a piece of gruyere on each piece of toast.
- While second sides of bread toast, add egg into the nonstick that you melted butter in (over med heat) and season with pinch of salt. Cook for 20-30 seconds then load nonstick egg pan and the sauté pan with toast into preheated 375°F/190°C oven for about 1 minutes.
- Egg is done when white is set and yolk is still gooey. Toast is finished when cheese is fully melted. Combine melty sides of toast (cheese in the middle).
- To finish, top with warm mornay sauce, the cooked egg, and garnish with minced chives and black pepper.
MORNAY:
- Heat small sauce pan over med. Melt butter then add flour. Stir to combine and cook for about 1 minute.
- Add milk. Bring to simmer and reduce heat to low. Add cheeses and stir to melt.
- Remove from heat & stir in salt, white pepper, & nutmeg.
- Warm and stir over low heat to loosen before use.
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