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Croque Madame Toast
A recipe for Croque Madame toast. Toasted bread smeared with mustard and topped with thinly sliced ham and creamy cheese with a mornay sauce and an egg!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 3
Calories: 458 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Brunch
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
mornay sauce
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅓ cup shredded gruyere cheese
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and cracked black pepper to taste
assembly
- 3 slices sourdough bread, lightly buttered and toasted
- 3 tablespoons whole grain prepared mustard
- 6 ounces smoked ham, thinly sliced
- 3 large egg yolks
Instructions
mornay sauce
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and stir over the heat for 2 to 3 minutes to cook off the raw flour taste. Add the milk in a steady stream while whisking, then continue to cook and whisk until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Whisk in the mustard, ginger, gruyere, and parmesan. Continue to cook and stir until the cheeses melt and the sauce is smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.
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assembly
- Preheat broiler. Spread whole grain mustard onto one side of the toast slices. Top slices of the toast with the ham.
- Transfer the ham-topped toasts to a baking sheet and top each with a 1/2 cup of the mornay sauce.
- Carefully create a well atop each toast, with the ham and mornay sauce and drop each yolk into each well.
- Broil the toasts until the sauce is hot and bubbling, but the yolk is still soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Lightly season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
Notes
- Notes:
- Gruyere can be replaced with other cheese such as swiss, comte, fontina, gouda, or even white cheddar.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter (per egg) into a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Once butter has melted, crack eggs into the skillet and fry until the edges have browned and crisped, the whites have set but the yolks are still runny. Remove from skillet and place over mornay sauce.
- To make a full sandwich spread mustard onto toast and top with ham. Spread an additional piece of toast with mustard and gently press over ham. Pour mornay sauce over sandwich and place under broiler for 1 minute, until cheese sauce is bubbling and slightly browned. Top with fried egg and season with black pepper.
Nutrition Information
Calories
458kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Cholesterol
246mg
(82%)
Sodium
1339mg
(56%)
Potassium
339mg
(10%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
610IU
(12%)
Calcium
314mg
(31%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 458
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 458kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 246mg | 82% |
| Sodium | 1339mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 339mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 610IU | 12% |
| Calcium | 314mg | 31% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.