This week we made a classic French bistro dish - A Croque Madame
The French cousin to the American grilled cheese sandwich, a Croque Madame is great for lunch or dinner and for adults and kids alike.
We'll serve it up with a French-style side salad and enjoy!
Ingredients and equipment list below
For 2 sandwiches
- 4 slices soft white sandwich bread, preferably thick sliced
- butter to toast toast the sandwiches in a skillet
- dijon mustard
- 4 pieces sliced ham
- 4 oz gruyere cheese, grated, or 4 slices
For the béchamel
- 5 TBSP butter
- 1 TBSP flour
- 2/3 c milk
- tiny dash of nutmeg
- salt and white pepper to taste
To finish
- one egg per person
For the salad
- crisp lettuce like frisee, bib, butter, etc
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- juice of half a lemon
- 1 egg yolk (optional)
- 1/4 c red wine vinegar
- 1/3 c olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Equipment *
For frying cooking up our sandwiches my favorite non-stick skillet
- Scan Pan non stick fry pan [ Ссылка ] (Amazon)
For making the béchamel my work-horse sauce pan
- All clad 4 qt saucepan [ Ссылка ] (Amazon)
A small sheet pan for up to 4 sandwiches
- Quarter sheet pan [ Ссылка ] (Amazon)
My trusty balloon whisk for our béchamel
- [ Ссылка ] (Amazon)
For heating our milk - my glass measuring cup
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My favorite small non stick for frying up our eggs
- Green pan 8" fry pan [ Ссылка ] (Amazon)
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