After tasting this sandwich, you can mentally transfer to French bistro. It is possible that the result will even surpass the dish that could have tasted Croque-madame in her homeland. The sandwich is obtained tasty, satisfying and at the same time looks extremely appetizing. If a to cook croque-madame without a hat from a fried egg, this is already will croque-monsieur – another popular french hot sandwich. Share with friends: 
Time: 30 minutes Difficulty: easy Servings: 4 Used in recipes volumetric containers: one cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 170 gr portioned butter
- 2 tbsp. l flour
- 1 tbsp. whole milk
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 tsp salt, additionally to bring to taste
- 1/4 Art. finely grated parmesan
- 8 thick slices of leaven dough bread
- 8 – 12 slices of ham (approximately 350 gr.)
- 350 gr gruyere cheese, finely grated, divided into 4 servings
- 4 eggs
Recipes with similar ingredients: white bread, gruyere cheese, laurel leaf, eggs, parmesan, ham
Recipe preparation:
- Preheat the oven with the top grill.
- Make bechamel sauce: melt in a small saucepan 30 gr butter over medium heat. Whisking quickly with a whisk add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until you feel the smell of cooking flour and butter, 2-3 minutes. Don’t give the sauce burn out. Add milk, bay leaf and cook, stirring time from time until the mixture thickens, like soup for about 10-12 minutes. Take out the bay leaf and stir in the parmesan. Pour into a bowl to the sauce has cooled.
- Spread 4 slices of bread on a flat surface. To each of put 2-3 ham slices in them. Mix half the gruyere cheese with bechamel sauce. Try to find out if you need to add spices. Spread a little bechamel sauce over the ham and cover each sandwich is another piece of bread.
- Heat a large cast-iron pan and already hot surface add half the remaining butter. Put 2 sandwiches and toast them on one side for 2 minutes. Turn over and cook another 2 minutes. Transfer to a baking sheet and repeat with the remaining butter and sandwiches. Distribute whole bechamel on top of sandwiches and sprinkle with half saved Gruyere cheese.
- Wipe the cast-iron pan from the remaining crumbs. Spray on its surface is non-stick spray. Break 4 eggs into a pan, leaving a little space between them. As they roast put the sandwiches in the oven and bake until the top is browned, 1-2 minutes Salt the eggs and lay them on each sandwich. At once Serve. Croque-Monsieur Hot Sandwich Recipe.
