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Croque Madame with Eggs

Course: Breakfast
Keyword: 30 Minutes or Less

Materials

  • 5 tablespoons of unsalted Grassland Butter
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 4 slices of sourdough bread
  • 2 slices of Gruyere cheese
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

Bechamel Sauce:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place a cast iron skillet on the stove to heat up.
  • To prepare the Bechamel sauce, melt one tablespoon of butter, add flour and whisk for one minute quickly. After one minute, whisk in milk until smooth.
  • Bring mixture to a boil and cook. Once thick, remove from heat and salt to taste.

Sandwich:

  • Spread two slices of sourdough bread with Bechamel sauce. Place two slices of ham and a slice of cheese on each. Then add remaining piece of bread on top to sandwich.
  • In a saucepan, melt the remaining amount of butter and spread the two sides of your sandwich generously. Place sandwich in cast iron skillet and turn once until bread is browned.

(Tip: The cheese should not be bubbling, this step is to crisp the bread)

  • Move the skillet from stove top to oven, and bake the sandwich until the cheese is bubbled and cooked all the way through.
  • While sandwich is cooking in the oven, crack two eggs on the stove on a skillet or pan. Cook eggs to style of your choice (Grassland loves sunnyside up) and add on top of your sandwich once done.
  • You can use any type of breakfast meat for this sandwich. Don’t be afraid to get creative.