Croke madame sandwich

2 servings
30 min

Very delicious sandwiches! Mustard, cheese, ham - so many different flavors framed by a delicate sauce. I ate Monsieur, my husband - madam. With an egg even tastier. You know why madam with an egg? If you look at the scrambled eggs from the side, the outline of the bulging yolk resembles the outline of a woman's hat, hence madam.

How to make a croc madam sandwich? Prepare the ingredients. To begin with, we will prepare béchamel sauce, so prepare the products directly for it. Milk can take any fat content, but butter is good, at least 72%.

Take a small frying pan or a thick-bottomed saute pan. Melt the butter in it. This must be done on a small fire, otherwise the oil will begin to burn.

Once the oil has melted, add the flour to the saute pan. And immediately start mixing it with oil. It is convenient to do this with a small whisk. If there is no such thing, then take a shoulder blade. Hold the butter and flour a little over the fire, let them fry. Don't forget to stir them all the time.

With a thin stream and with constant stirring, pour milk into the saute pan. Stir very vigorously, the flour should mix well, otherwise lumps of unmixed flour may remain in the sauce.

Cook the sauce for a few minutes until thickened, stirring it in a whisk all the time. I also added a pinch of salt. The sauce is quite thick, like thick semolina porridge. Leave it to cool and do it directly with sandwiches.

Prepare the sandwiches. I was making two sandwiches - croc-madame and croc-monsieur. Anyone can take bread, but white is better. Even a simple loaf will do. The cheese in the French recipe should be Gruyère. You will find - great, no - take anyone. Mustard should not be sharp, I took with grains.

Spread two pieces of bread with soft butter.

Spread the mustard over the oil.

Grate the cheese on a fine grater.

Sprinkle the slathered chunks of bread with grated cheese.

Lay slices of ham on the grated cheese. I have very thin cut meat, I put it folded. Put the thick pieces without folding.

Top the ham with some more cheese. Cover the top with a second piece of bread.

Take a baking sheet and line it with parchment. Or a Teflon mat like mine. Put sandwiches on it. Preheat the oven to 180-200 ° C, top-bottom mode. Put a sandwich tray in it for 5-7 minutes. Determine the exact time and temperature of baking by your oven. Bread should become ruddy, and cheese should melt.

While the sandwiches are baking, cook the scrambled eggs. It is ideal to make it in a serving pan, it will be smooth and round. But it will also come down to the usual one. You can then cut it evenly. Heat some butter in a pan first, then break the egg into it. It is important that the yolk remains whole and liquid, and the protein is completely captured. Salt and pepper with an eye.

Sandwiches, meanwhile, have already browned, get them out of the oven, but do not turn off the oven itself. Spread each sandwich on top with the sauce. And then sprinkle with cheese.

Send the sandwiches to the oven for another couple of minutes, before the cheese melts.

Serve the finished sandwiches immediately on the table. For a croc madam sandwich, top with scrambled eggs. Krok Monsieur serve as is.