Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, croque monsieur with a simple side salad. and a croque madame for the ladies. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Great recipe for Croque Monsieur with a simple side salad. And a croque madame for the ladies. When I made this dish for the first time a few years ago I was told it was just a posh cheese and ham toastie. Probably, but it's a little bit more flavoursome than any brand of sandwich maker can.
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The ingredients needed to make Croque Monsieur with a simple side salad. And a croque madame for the ladies:
- Get 4 slices sourdough or crusty bread
- Get 75 grams butter
- Take 75 grams grated cheddar cheese
- Get 75 grams grated gruyere cheese
- Make ready 4 thick slices of good quality ham
- Prepare 125 ml milk
- Get 2 bay leaves
- Take 1 small onion chopped in quarters
- Prepare 20 grams plain flour
- Get 2 tbsp heaped Dijon mustard
- Prepare Good splash of Worcestershire sauce
Serve with a green salad and a small cup of French Onion Soup and you have the perfect Parisian meal! Simple and elegant Croque Madame made with ham, gruyere, parmesan cheese, a layer of béchamel sauce, and topped with a fried egg. It's the most sophisticated ham and cheese sandwich around. Enjoy your Croque Madame like a true Parisian by serving it with a bowl of French Onion Soup and a small green salad.
Instructions to make Croque Monsieur with a simple side salad. And a croque madame for the ladies:
- Make a simple béchamel sauce. Using milk, bay leaves and a small onion. Add the Dijon mustard, a little Worcestershire sauce and the cheddar cheese. It should be a thick creamy sauce with a dark deep flavour. (well that’s how I like it but by all means use less of the mustard) - Season to taste all the time.
- Then with your slices of sourdough bread spread a little butter on one side and grill until golden (one side only) Turn the bread over and spread each slice with a thin layer of the béchamel sauce and add generous slices of ham. Add your grated gruyère cheese and form Into a sandwich. - In a frying pan melt some butter and fry gently on both sides until golden. - Transfer to a preheated oven and cook for 4-5 minutes so it warms right through to the centre.
- Now you are ready to plate up, but like a gentleman I am, I fried a free range egg to turn one of the sandwiches into a croque madame!! Unfortunately or maybe fortunately in this case, I had no female company to share with…..So I ate them both myself 😉😉 All the best and enjoy.
It's the most sophisticated ham and cheese sandwich around. Enjoy your Croque Madame like a true Parisian by serving it with a bowl of French Onion Soup and a small green salad. Our croque madame is one of the finest breakfast sandwiches you will ever have! It's a French classic and is made with French bread, Black Forest ham and a crazy delicious cheese sauce. You can make the sauce ahead then the sandwich itself comes together in a snap.
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