Croque Madame recipe
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Western
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Serves: 4-6
 
Ingredients
  • 2-3 white button mushrooms, diced
  • ¼ small yellow onion, diced finely
  • 1-2 tablespoons butter, melted (for brushing on the bread)
  • 200ml milk
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon plain all-purpose flour
  • unsalted mixed herbs
  • salt to taste
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 slice ham of choice
  • 6 small eggs
  • 6 slices white bread
Instructions
  1. Melt 1-2 tablespoons of unsalted butter and set aside.
  2. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and add in the diced onion. Sweat the onions till they turn translucent then add in the mushrooms.
  3. When the mushrooms have started to release their juices, add in the flour.
  4. Pour in 200ml of milk, slowly, whisking as you add in in portions to avoid lumps.
  5. Season the sauce with salt, mixed herbs and freshly ground black pepper to your preference. Set aside.
  6. Cut the crusts off 6 slices of bread and roll them out to half their thickness with a rolling pin.
  7. Brush the bread with butter and place them into a muffin tin.
  8. Distribute the ham among the six slices of bread (either tear or cut it).
  9. If using large eggs, crack and pour some of the egg white into a bowl before tipping the rest into the muffin tin (or there'll be no space for the sauce).
  10. Distribute the sauce among the 6 slices of bread in the tin and top with shredded cheese of choice.
  11. Brush edges of the bread with melted butter.
  12. Preheat oven to 180degC and bake for 12-15 minutes. Check at the 12 minute mark if the egg yolks are runny. If you prefer a fully cooked yolk, bake for additional 3-5 minutes.
Recipe by at http://simplymommie.com/2013/09/croque-madame-recipe.html