Croque Madame Sandwich
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Croque Madame Sandwich
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This sandwich is the perfect simple and impressive brunch recipe. The Croque Madame takes a normal ham and cheese sandwich up a notch by including béchamel sauce and an over easy egg to top it all off.
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper (Use code FF20 for 20% off)
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 8 slices of French bread loaf, not baguette
- 8 slices of ham
- 8 oz shredded gruyere cheese about 3 cups, shredded
- 4 eggs
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Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Once butter is melted, add the flour into the pot and whisk until a paste forms.
- Allow the paste to cook for about 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds or so.
- After 2 minutes, pour the milk into the pot. Whisk until the milk thickens enough that you can see whisk marks left behind in the roux after your whisk moves through it.
- Once thickened, remove from heat. Add the salt, black pepper, nutmeg, and dijon mustard into the bechamel and whisk to combine. Set aside. This is your bechamel sauce.
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- On a cookie sheet, lay 4 pieces of bread. Spread about 2 tbsp of bechamel onto each piece of bread.
- Add about 1 ounce of shredded cheese on top of the bechamel. Then place 2 pieces of ham on each sandwich and finally, another piece of bread on top.
- On top of the top piece of bread, spread another 2 tbsp of bechamel sauce. On top of the bechamel, sprinkle another 1 oz of gruyere cheese.
- Place the cookie sheet in the oven for about 4-5 minutes, or until the cheese melts completely.
- While the sandwiches are in the oven, make 4 eggs over easy.
- Once the cheese has melted on the sandwiches, remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Move the top rack of the oven up until it’s directly under the broiler, then turn the oven to a high broil. Put the cookie sheet of sandwiches back on the top rack and broil until the cheese is bubbly and starts to toast. Watch your sandwiches closely at this point, as broiling can cause them to burn easily.
- When the cheese is toasted, remove the sandwiches from the oven. Top each sandwich with an egg over easy. Cut with a fork to eat. Enjoy!
Notes
- Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only.
- Use a large loaf of French bread with slices about ½” thick. Do not use a baguette or something similar as the bread will be too small for a sandwich.
- I use deli-sliced, lunchmeat ham
- This recipe for 8 oz (typically one block) of cheese
- If you want a very quick brunch recipe, you can prep the bechamel ahead of time and simply assemble/bake the sandwich at the time of serving.
- The béchamel will continue to thicken after you remove it from the heat.
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- If you’d prefer to serve the sandwich without the egg on top, you can do so! This version of the sandwich is called a Croque Monsieur
- In France, Croque Madame sandwiches are generally served with an arugula side salad!
- French Bread: Use a large loaf of French bread with slices about ½” thick. Do not use a baguette or something similar as the bread will be too small for a sandwich.
- Ham: I use deli-sliced, lunchmeat ham
- Gruyere Cheese: This recipe for 8 oz (typically one block) of cheese
- If you want a very quick brunch recipe, you can prep the bechamel ahead of time and simply assemble/bake the sandwich at the time of serving.
- The béchamel will continue to thicken after you remove it from the heat.
- If you’d prefer to serve the sandwich without the egg on top, you can do so! This version of the sandwich is called a Croque Monsieur
- In France, Croque Madame sandwiches are generally served with an arugula side salad!
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
933kcal
(47%)
Carbohydrates
82g
(27%)
Protein
53g
(106%)
Fat
43g
(66%)
Saturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
14g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
285mg
(95%)
Sodium
1852mg
(77%)
Potassium
565mg
(16%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1101IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
767mg
(77%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4sandwiches
Amount Per Serving
Calories 933 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 933kcal | 47% |
| Carbohydrates | 82g | 27% |
| Protein | 53g | 106% |
| Fat | 43g | 66% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 285mg | 95% |
| Sodium | 1852mg | 77% |
| Potassium | 565mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1101IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 767mg | 77% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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