Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, ham and cheese gruyere croque madame. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Croque madame is a classic French sandwich made with grilled ham, gruyere cheese, a. Gruyere Cheese - a creamy and nutty cheese that melts into ooey, gooey, deliciousness. Ham - adds a nice, smoky flavor to the sandwich.
Ham and cheese gruyere croque madame is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Ham and cheese gruyere croque madame is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ham and cheese gruyere croque madame using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Ham and cheese gruyere croque madame:
- Make ready 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Get 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- Make ready 1 cup whole milk
- Get 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese
- Get 5 teaspoons dijon mustard
- Prepare salt and pepper for taste
- Prepare 4 large eggs
- Take 8 slices bread, firm good quality(i used rye)
- Prepare .5 pound black forest ham
Croque Madame (Croque Monsieur w/ fried egg). 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 favourite way to use ham is Croque Madame which is essentially a French grilled ham and cheese on steroids because it is topped with béchamel, a thick white sauce. I saw this muffin tin version on Rachel Khoo's Little Paris Kitchen show.
Steps to make Ham and cheese gruyere croque madame:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
I really like her show because she puts a new spin on French. 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 Literally meaning "mister crunch," the croque monsieur is a treasure trove of textures; pop a fried egg on top of your sandwich to transform it into a. Croque Madame is a French grilled sandwich made with toast, ham, cheese and a poached or fried egg on top. A variation of Croque Madame is Croque Monsieur, which is the same as perviously mentioned but minus the egg. Traditionally the sandwich is made using Gruyere or Emmental cheese.
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