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Croque Madame
45 minServes 2Nutri-Score D€€
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45 min
45 minCroque Madame
what you need
Ingredients
sourdough bread (sliced)Bakery4 pieces
ham (prosciutto or leg ham)Meat120 g
eggs (for frying)Dairy2 pieces
Comté cheese (grated)Dairy300 g
mustard (2 teaspoons for the sandwiches, 1 tablespoon for the sauce)Pantry3 pieces
butter (melted)Dairy120 g
flour (heaped tablespoons)Pantry30 g
milk (cold)Dairy200 ml
salt (to taste)Spices2 g
chives (chopped, for garnish)Produce5 g
per serving
Nutrition
1,123kcal
- Carbs
- 65 g
- Proteins
- 53 g
- Fat
- 73 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Frying pan
Saucepan
Whisk
Grater
Baking dish
Oven
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Toast the bread
- Butter one side of each bread slice with melted butter.
- Grill the slices in a hot pan or under the grill until golden.
- Step 2
Fill the sandwiches
- Spread the mustard on half of the bread slices.
- Top with the ham and some of the grated cheese, keeping at least half for the mornay sauce.
- Close each sandwich with a second slice of bread and place on an oven-safe tray.
- Step 3
Make the mornay sauce
- Add the flour to the leftover melted butter and whisk until golden brown.
- Slowly pour in the cold milk, whisking until smooth.
- Add the remaining grated cheese and whisk until smooth and silky.
- Step 4
Finish the sauce
- Take the pan off the heat, stir in the mustard and season with salt.
- Step 5
Bake the sandwiches
- Pour the mornay sauce over the sandwiches.
- Bake at 200 °C until nicely browned.
- Step 6
Fry the eggs
- While the sandwiches bake, fry the eggs in a pan.
- Step 7
Serve
- Top each sandwich with a fried egg.
- Garnish with chopped chives and enjoy.