Breakfast · Café
Croque Madame
Ham and Gruyère toastie, béchamel, a fried egg on top.
The croque madame is the Paris café sandwich at its most indulgent: ham and Gruyère toasted between bread, covered in béchamel and grilled, then crowned with a fried egg. Protein-enriched sandwich bread and a skim-milk béchamel keep it a breakfast rather than a nap. The broiler does the browning.
Ingredients
For 4 sandwiches.
Béchamel
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Sandwiches
- 8 slices protein-enriched sandwich bread (9 oz)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 4 oz thinly sliced deli ham
- 3 oz Gruyère, shredded
Eggs
- 4 large eggs
- cooking spray
Method
Melt the butter in a small pan, whisk in the flour for 1 minute, then whisk in the milk and simmer 3 minutes until thick. Add the nutmeg.
Heat the broiler. Spread half the bread with mustard, layer with ham and half the Gruyère and top with the rest of the bread.
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Tips
- Whisk the béchamel constantly as the milk goes in so it stays smooth.
- Use a wide pan for the eggs so they don't run together.
Food photo is AI-generated to show the finished dish. Recipe written with AI and checked by our QA process; nutrition computed from USDA data.
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