Croque Madame - The Yummiest Ham & Cheese Sandwich Ever!
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Serves: 2 sandwiches
 
Ingredients
Mornay Sauce (Béchamel Sauce with Cheese)
  • 30g Butter
  • 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • 150 ml milk
  • 50g cream
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt (or more if needed)
  • pinch of black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder
  • 60g mozzarella cheese
For the sandwiches
  • 6 slices of bread (Crust removed)
  • 2 eggs (Onsen egg or sunny side up)
  • 20g Mozzarella Cheese (Optional)
  • 2 slices of Ham
  • 2 Slices of Gruyere Cheese (or any sliced cheese of your choice)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven @ 180 degree Celsius for 30 mins or preheat the Air fryer @ 160 degree celsius for 5 mins
Preparing the Mornay Sauce
  1. Melt the butter and stir in the plain flour in a saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Stir and allow the butter-flour mixture to cook for 1 to 2 mins
  3. Add the milk and cream and whisk quickly until mixture thicken into a smooth, glossy mixture
  4. Add in all other ingredients for the sauce and stir until the cheese melted
  5. Turn off the heat and set aside for assembling of the sandwiches
Assembling the sandwiches
  1. Prepare a baking tray and lay a piece of non stick baking paper over it
  2. Remove the crust of the Bread
  3. Put a slice of the bread on the tray and layer 1 slice of ham on top of it.
  4. Scoop a generous spoonful of mornay sauce over the ham and layer with another slice of bread. Add a slice of cheese then follow by another spoonful of sauce.
  5. Layer another piece of bread and finish with a very generous spoonful of Bechamel Sauce. Allow it to overflow to the sides of the sandwich.
  6. Repeat the same step for the other sandwich
  7. Top with mozzarella cheese (Optional)
  8. Place the tray of sandwiches into the oven and bake for 10 mins (or 5 mins if using Air Fryer) until the sauce slightly browned or when the mozzarella cheese melted and browned.
  9. Remove the tray from the oven and transfer the sandwich to a serving plate
  10. Top each sandwich with an egg
  11. Serve with some salad
Recipe by eckitchensg at http://eckitchensg.com/2016/05/croque-madame-ham-cheese-sandwich/