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Croque Madam
Recipe courtesy of La Parisienne and by Chef Courtney & Mikael Colas. Visit them at la-parisienne.ca, or call 905-827-2378
Ingredients
- ¼ cup flour
- ¼ cup 35% cream
- 400ml 2% milk
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp black ground pepper
- ½ tsp ground chives
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 8 slices white country style bread, sliced approx. 2 cm thick
- 16 slices of good quality Black Forest ham
- 8 slices of Emmental, Swiss or Gruyere cheese
Instructions
- To make a béchamel sauce, whisk together flour, cream and milk on low heat until all lumps are gone. Continue whisking over low heat until sauce thickens – approx. 10 minutes. Once the sauce is thick, remove from heat, add butter, chives and salt and pepper.
- Toast 4 pieces of bread, then top each piece with approx. 3 tbsp. of the béchamel sauce and 2 slices of cheese. Place under broiler for 5-10 minutes until crispy.
- Toast the other 4 slices of bread, top with more béchamel and 2 slices of ham.
- Poach 4 eggs to your liking, then combine sandwiches and place your egg on top.