DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Croque Madame
Also known as: Croque-madame, fait maison
Michel Dumas’s selected croque madame fills toasted bread with ham, Dijon mustard and Gruyère, coats it with its own cheese-and-chive béchamel, then finishes the browned sandwich with a fried egg.
About Croque Madame
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Michel Dumas’s selected croque madame is a French bistro sandwich with ham, cheese, béchamel and a fried egg on top. This version chooses sandwich bread, Dijon mustard and Gruyère from the recipe’s options.
Butter and flour make the base of the béchamel before warm milk is whisked in and the sauce thickens. Salt, black pepper, cheese and chives finish it, with nutmeg offered as an optional seasoning.
The bread is lightly toasted, then filled with Dijon mustard, ham and grated cheese. Butter on the outside helps the assembled sandwich brown on both faces in a pan.
Béchamel coats the top, followed by more grated cheese. Oven baking and a short grilling stage produce the browned top before a separately fried egg is placed over each sandwich.
The egg distinguishes the croque madame from the croque monsieur in the chef’s description. Dumas serves the completed sandwich immediately and suggests separately prepared bistro fries among the possible accompaniments.
Ingredients in Croque Madame
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- Hamprotein
- Cheesefilling
- Eggtopping
- Buttercooking medium
- Wheat flourbinder
- Cow Milksauce
- Wheat Breadbase
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- France
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.