Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, croque monsieur with a simple side salad. and a croque madame for the ladies. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Learn how to make Croque Monsieur and Croque Madame Sandwiches; classic French comfort food you can easily make at home. Essentially, the same sandwich but with a fried egg, sunny side up, on top. I share my tips for how to get a great fried egg below! You find them all across France in simple.
Croque Monsieur with a simple side salad. And a croque madame for the ladies is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Croque Monsieur with a simple side salad. And a croque madame for the ladies is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have croque monsieur with a simple side salad. and a croque madame for the ladies using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Croque Monsieur with a simple side salad. And a croque madame for the ladies:
- Prepare 4 slices sourdough or crusty bread
- Make ready 75 grams butter
- Get 75 grams grated cheddar cheese
- Get 75 grams grated gruyere cheese
- Get 4 thick slices of good quality ham
- Prepare 125 ml milk
- Take 2 bay leaves
- Take 1 small onion chopped in quarters
- Take 20 grams plain flour
- Make ready 2 tbsp heaped Dijon mustard
- Prepare Good splash of Worcestershire sauce
Position rack in middle of the oven. Croque-monsieur is, very simply, a grilled ham and cheese; the easy addition of a fried egg on top transforms it into a croque-madame. There are many different versions of this classic French fast food, including smothering the final product with cheesy mornay sauce. Here I've opted for the plain version.
Steps 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.
There are many different versions of this classic French fast food, including smothering the final product with cheesy mornay sauce. Here I've opted for the plain version. A vos fourchettes, le croque-monsieur revient accompagné du croque madame et de leurs nombreuses variantes. Toute une gamme de recettes de délicieux sandwichs à base de pain toasté, qu'on sert avec une salade en guise de repas. Des idées de plats inspirants et tellement facilles.
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