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If
you are bored with the usual sandwich, try croque madame, a popular French
recipe courtesy of my brother who works in a French restaurant.
Ingredients
Slices
of brown bread
Sliced
ham (or smoked turkey or chicken fillet)
Emmental
cheese (queso de bola)
1
whole egg
For Béchamel sauce
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
1 cup of milk
1/4 cup cream
Chicken stock or ½ chicken
cube
Salt and pepper to taste
Pinch of nutmeg
Procedure
- Prepare
the béchamel sauce. Mix all the
ingredients, boil until the mixture thickens similar to the consistency of
mayonnaise, or thicker.
- Toast
the brown bread.
- Spread
the béchamel sauce on one slice of the toasted bread, add sliced ham (or
whatever meat you prefer) and topped it with emmental cheese. Then add
another layer of toasted bread and follow the same steps.
- Bake
the whole thing in the oven just to melt the cheese.
- Afterwards,
fry an egg and place it on top the sandwich.
That’s
it. It’s croque madame. If you want croque monsieur, replace the fried egg with
roasted sliced tomatoes. Croque madame goes well with a side of salad.
Bon Appétit
This is my kind of breakfast! Off to buy the ingredients.
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