Ham and cheese gruyere croque madame
Ham and cheese gruyere croque madame

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Gruyère cheese and ham just belong together. The word croque comes from the verb croquer or "to crunch". So a Croque-Monsieur roughly translates to The feminine version, a "Croque Madame", includes a fried egg on top.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have ham and cheese gruyere croque madame using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Ham and cheese gruyere croque madame:
  1. Make ready 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  2. Prepare 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  3. Take 1 cup whole milk
  4. Take 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese
  5. Make ready 5 teaspoons dijon mustard
  6. Prepare salt and pepper for taste
  7. Prepare 4 large eggs
  8. Make ready 8 slices bread, firm good quality(i used rye)
  9. Take .5 pound black forest ham

Good, crusty bread (baguette or sourdough ideally but ciabatta will also work), good ham (I used Gypsy ham) and nutty Gruyere cheese are all necessary. The famous Monte Cristo and Croque Madame sandwiches marry to form Chef John's delicious union of hot honey ham and Havarti held between crispy custard-soaked French toast and topped with a poached Reviews for: Photos of Madame Cristo - Grilled Ham and Cheese. My son and I love having a croque-madame (a fried egg atop our grilled ham and cheese) for lunch. If eggs aren't your favorite, you can make the sandwich without it (which makes it a croque-monsieur).

Steps to make Ham and cheese gruyere croque madame:
  1. In a small sauce pan melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium low heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Let bubble, don't brown. Whisk frequently for 1 minute.
  2. Gradually whisk in warm milk(I used cream for a thicker sauce). Raise the heat to medium and bring to a boil. While whisking frequently. Reduce heat and simmer, whisk frequently until thickened. About 5 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat. Stir in .75 cups of cheese and 1 teaspoon of mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl and place plastic wrap directly onto the surface of sauce and let cool.
  4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange bread slices on sheet(I placed a pat of butter on each slice). While baking turn once until toasted on both sides. About 10 minutes, remove from oven and set aside.
  5. In a frying pan melt rest of butter. Cook the eggs and season with salt and pepper to your desire. Just make sure the egg white is cooked.
  6. Preheat the broiler. Spread remaining mustard on 4 slices of bread. Place equal amounts of ham on bread(i used baked ham and think the thick ham would be better). Then spread cheese sauce 1 tablespoon on each slice.
  7. After sand which is built spread more cheese sauce on top and sprinkle remaining grated cheese on top as well. Place in oven and cooked till cheese is boiling and brown. Remove and plate then put fried egg on top. And enjoy.

Croque Madame from Delish.com is a match made in heaven between a grilled cheese and a ham sandwich, with a perfectly sunny-side-up egg to top it all off. This sandwich stars layers of thinly sliced ham, soft, melty cheese, and an audible crunch as you bite down on the toasted bread. A croque madame is so much more than a grilled ham and cheese. Croque Madame - a very comforting popular French cafe meal- grill ham and cheese sandwich topped with béchamel sauce, Gruyere cheese and fried egg. Don't describe this Croque Madame as just another grill ham and cheese sandwich.

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