Croque Monsieur/ Madam
photo by Ashley Cuoco
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
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1 sandwich
- Serves:
- 1
ingredients
- sliced bread
- ham
- semi hard cheese
- egg (optional)
directions
- Butter two pieces of normal, sliced, bread (yes, this is available in French supermarkets).
- Place a slice of ham cut to the size of the slice of bread, and some semi-hard cheese, on top of the first slice of bread (often gruyere cheese is used).
- Put the other piece of buttered bread on the top, squeeze it together, and put in the oven for 10 minutes until the cheese has melted and the bread is toast.
- Adding a fried egg changes the name to Croque Madam.
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Reviews
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A great sandwich! I used whole grain bread, a nice smoked ham and gruyere cheese. I did add the dijon mustard and I heartily recommend the addition, it added a lot of favor. The oven method of toasting the sandwich was perfect, it freed me to do other things and the sandwich came out a perfectly toasted light brown. I cooked it at 350F for about 15 mins and I did flip it over once while it was cooking. I'll make this many times!
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So why the picture of the Croque Madame? As well as being the wrong sandwich (for the title), it hides what a good Croque Monsieur looks like. And not to (just) sound snooty, I prefer the style served by Les Deux Magot (read A Moveable Feast if you're not familiar). They give you two open-face sandwiches (with béchamel!) topped with grated gruyère. That and an €8 300ml (10 oz) bottle of Coca-Cola light and I'm a happy boy.
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