Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive 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 will make it a bit unique. This will be really 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 current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Croque Monsieur with a simple side salad. And a croque madame for the ladies is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook 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:
- Make ready 4 slices sourdough or crusty bread
- Prepare 75 grams butter
- Take 75 grams grated cheddar cheese
- Get 75 grams grated gruyere cheese
- Take 4 thick slices of good quality ham
- Get 125 ml milk
- Make ready 2 bay leaves
- Make ready 1 small onion chopped in quarters
- Take 20 grams plain flour
- Take 2 tbsp heaped Dijon mustard
- Prepare Good splash of Worcestershire sauce
Croque monsieur is usually made with a French toast - the egg goes in the bread instead of on top. I found this in the dictionary definition, and There are many further variations of the croque monsieur and madame, such as the croque senor, with tomato salsa and chilies, or the croque Hawaiian with. 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.
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.
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. Croque monsieur first appeared on French menus in the early twentieth century and has since spread A croque madame is simply a croque monsieur topped with a sunnyside-up or poached egg. A simple sandwich like the croque lends itself to endless variation.
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