Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare 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. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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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.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. 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 can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Croque Monsieur with a simple side salad. And a croque madame for the ladies:
- Take 4 slices sourdough or crusty bread
- Get 75 grams butter
- Prepare 75 grams grated cheddar cheese
- Make ready 75 grams grated gruyere cheese
- Get 4 thick slices of good quality ham
- Take 125 ml milk
- Make ready 2 bay leaves
- Prepare 1 small onion chopped in quarters
- Take 20 grams plain flour
- Make ready 2 tbsp heaped Dijon mustard
- Prepare Good splash of Worcestershire sauce
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. Croque Monsieur is a delicious French ham and cheese sandwich made with gruyere, parmesan, ham and a simple béchamel sauce, toasted in the oven.
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.
Enjoy your Croque Madame like a true Parisian by serving it with a bowl of French Onion Soup and a small green salad. Croque Monsieur is a delicious French ham and cheese sandwich made with gruyere, parmesan, ham and a simple béchamel sauce, toasted in the oven. Serve with a green salad and a small cup of French Onion Soup and you have the perfect Parisian meal! Croque Monsieur is French for "mister crunch" because you make this recipe with toasted bread. You can bake your croque in the oven or fry it in a skillet.
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