Croque Madame

Did you know that August is National Sandwich Month?  Yeah, me either.🤣  But... now that we're all aware - I feel like it's only right to celebrate the start of this new month - with a sandwich.🥪  So to commemorate the beginning of National Sandwich Month I chose a delicious ham, egg and cheese creation for the blog.  A Croque Madame is perfectly acceptable sandwich to serve at breakfast, lunch or dinner.🧀 🍳🥖🍖  

I'm not opposed to a classic ham and cheese sandwich but the Croque Madame  takes the traditional recipe to a whole new level.  Adding a fried egg to the top of the sandwich so that the yolk can drip down over the sandwich while you eat, is master chef level creative - and delicious.😅   I cut a long baguette to make mini Croque Madame sandwiches (so I can eat more of them obviously 😂) but you could also use a hearty, full size loaf of bread to make larger sandwiches. 

Croque Madame
2 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon flour
1 cup milk
1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons Gruyere cheese, shredded
1/4 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
4 slices crusty white bread
3 ounces thinly sliced ham
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
2 eggs
1 Tablespoon water
1 teaspoon fresh dill

Melt 1 T. butter in saucepan and whisk in flour.  Cook 2 minutes.  

Whisk in milk.  Bring to a boil.  Cook and stir 2 minutes. 

Add 1/4 c. gruyere, salt and pepper.  Stir until melted. 

Spread 1 T. cheese sauce on top of each 2 bread slices. 

Sprinkle each with 1 T. gruyere and broil until melted. 

Pour remaining cheese sauce over the top.  Top with ham. 

Spread mustard over 2 remaining slices of bread. 

Sprinkle each with 1 T. gruyere.  Broil until cheese is melted. 

Melt 1 T. butter in skillet.  Crack eggs in skillet and season with salt and pepper.  

Cook until whites are set. 

Stack a mustard bread on top of ham bread and top each sandwich with an egg. 

​Ciao!

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