Croque Madame~
A croquet madame is a variation on the croque-monsieur, a French twist on grilled ham and cheese. Instead of dipping the sandwich in egg before sautéeing in butter (as you would for a croque-monsieur), grill the sandwich first and top with homemade cheesy béchamel Sauce, cheese, and sunny-side up egg. But here I used beef instead of ham :) :)
Ingredients of croquet madame:
- 2 slices of white bread,
- 4 slices of grilled beef steaks,
- 2 slices of emmental cheese,
- 1 tablespoon of shredded emmental cheese,
- 5 tablespoons of butter,
- 4 tablespoons of flour,
- 4 cups of milk,
- salt and pepper to taste,
- ½ teaspoon of nutmeg,
- ½ teaspoon of whole mustard grain; ground.
Directions of croquet madame:
- Sauté the beef on a grill pan and cook on ‘medium rare’ keeping a warm center.
- Season with salt and pepper and set aside to rest. Once cooled, finely slice the steak.
- Apply mustard onto the bread. Place a slice of cheese on each slice of bread and sandwich it which the beef slice in the center.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and fry the sandwich until golden on both sides.
Directions for béchamel sauce of croquet madame:
- Heat the remaining butter with flour to make a roux.
- Whisk in the hot milk and continue to stir on medium heat until the sauce thickens and smooth.
- Season it with salt pepper and nutmeg. Simmer for a further ten minutes.
- Place the sandwich in an ovenproof dish and pour the béchamel sauce over.
- Sprinkle grated cheese and bake until cheese is melted and golden on top.
- Now serve and enjoy :) :)