Croque madame

Name: Croque madame
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 4 slices of bread; Castello® Tickler mature cheddar cheese; 2 tbsp creme fraiche; 2 tbsp coarse grain mustard; 4 slices of cooked ham; 20 g butter for frying; 2 eggs; 20 g butter; 1 tbsp flour; 400 ml milk; nutmeg

Cook 15 min 2 servings

Taste the beauty in simplicity – our recipe for Croque madame shows that you don’t need hours of slaving away in the kitchen to pamper yourself. A simple, timeless recipe, some beautiful ingredients and a few minutes in front of the stove is all you need to enjoy this Parisian classic. Bon appétit.

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ingredients

4 slices of bread
Castello® Tickler mature cheddar cheese
2 tbsp creme fraiche
2 tbsp coarse grain mustard
4 slices of cooked ham
20 g butter for frying
2 eggs

White sauce:

20 g butter
1 tbsp flour
400 ml milk
nutmeg

preparation

Preparation

Croque madame is basically a croque monsieur, but with a fried egg on top. You might think it was the other way round, as a sandwich topped with an egg sounds more masculine. But in fact the egg is intended to resemble a small ladies’ hat.

Start by melting the butter in a pan. Add the flour and stir into the butter. Then gradually add the milk while beating. Let it cook for a couple of minutes to minimise the floury taste. Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Remove from the heat.

Stir the crème fraiche and the mustard together, and spread the mixture onto the bread slices. Place two slices of ham on two bread slices, followed by slices of Castello Tickler Mature Cheddar cheese. Close the sandwich.

Fry the sandwich in the butter, about 2-3 minutes on each side. The sandwiches must not brown, so fry over a medium heat.

Remove the sandwiches from the pan. Drizzle with white sauce before topping with grated Castello Tickler Mature Cheddar cheese. Place under the grill in the oven until the cheese has melted.

In the meantime, fry two eggs – one for each sandwich. Place on top. Serve immediately.