Claire's Croque Madame

Name: Claire's Croque Madame
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 super thin slices black forest ham; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 pinch Pinch grated cayenne; 2 croissants, sliced in half and lightly toasted in oven; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 2 larges farm fresh eggs; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters grated Gruyere cheese; 237 milliliters milk* (See Cooks Note); 1 leave Chopped parsley or chives, for garnish; 2 servings Salt; 2 Tbsps water

Claire's Croque Madame takes approximately 20 minutes from beginning to end. This main course has 651 calories, 31g of protein, and 43g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires tremendous forest ham, milk, cayenne, and flour. Users who liked this recipe also liked Claire's Croque Madame, Croque Madame, and Croque-Madame.

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Sauce: Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.

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Whisk in the flour and cook, keeping it light in color, about 1 to 2 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk in the milk and bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer. Season the sauce with salt, to taste, and cayenne and continue to cook just until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes. Stir in cheese and set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. On an aluminum foil lined sheet tray, heat the ham and toast croissants. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add the eggs and water and cover with a lid to steam eggs over easy. Top each bottom slice of toasted croissant with a teaspoon of Dijon, then 3 slices of hot ham and 1 over easy egg. Spoon the cheese sauce over the egg and leave somewhat open faced, by putting the top piece of the croissant on the side.

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