Sunday Brunch: Croque-Monsieur & Madame
Sunday Brunch: Croque-Monsieur & Madame takes around 20 minutes from beginning to end. For $2.27 per serving, this recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 870 calories, 44g of protein, and 44g of fat. It works well as a breakfast. This recipe is liked by 72 foodies and cooks. If you have mayonnaise, cheese, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 78%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Croque Madame or Monsieur, Croque Madame & Monsieur, and Croque Monsieur Brunch Bake.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons of butter
6 ounces thinly sliced cheese (such as emmanthal, comté, or swiss)
8 slices crusty bread
4 eggs, optional
8 ounces thinly sliced ham
Dijon mustard or mayonnaise, optional
Equipment:
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
Procedures 1 Butter each slice of bread on one side. Flip over bread and divide ham and cheese evenly on four slices of the bread. Spread mayonnaise or mustard on other slices as desired. Assemble sandwiches so that buttered side of each piece of bread is on the outside. 2 Heat large skillet over medium high heat and add sandwiches (you may need to cook in batches). Cook for 4-7 minutes until cheese begins to melt, and bread is toasted and golden brown. Flip and cook until cheese is fully melted and other side of sandwich is brown. 3 If you are making the croque monsieur, slice your sandwich in half and serve. If you’re making a croque madame, fry eggs in same pan over high heat until white is almost set. Place sandwich on plate, and place fried egg on top. Serve either version with lightly dressed green salad and cold wheat beer.
Step by step:
1. Butter each slice of bread on one side. Flip over bread and divide ham and cheese evenly on four slices of the bread.
2. Spread mayonnaise or mustard on other slices as desired. Assemble sandwiches so that buttered side of each piece of bread is on the outside.
3. Heat large skillet over medium high heat and add sandwiches (you may need to cook in batches). Cook for 4-7 minutes until cheese begins to melt, and bread is toasted and golden brown. Flip and cook until cheese is fully melted and other side of sandwich is brown.
4. If you are making the croque monsieur, slice your sandwich in half and serve. If you’re making a croque madame, fry eggs in same pan over high heat until white is almost set.
5. Place sandwich on plate, and place fried egg on top.
6. Serve either version with lightly dressed green salad and cold wheat beer.
Nutrition Information:
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