La Madeleine Croquet Monsieur Recipe
The La Madeleine Croquet Monsieur is a fancy ham and cheese sandwich. If you have never had one, you should try one of these amazing ham and cheese sandwiches.
If you are lucky you have tried a La Madeleine Croquet Monsieur before, if not, you can enjoy this favorite menu item that is served. If you like Swiss cheese and ham sandwiches you are in luck. In reality this is a ham and cheese sandwich that has the classic French Mornay cheese sauce poured over the top of the sandwich. The sandwich is then broiled until the cheese begins to brown.
La Madeleine uses their honey wheat berry bread for sandwich. You could choose any type of bread that you prefer. Traditionally this sandwich was made with a sweet bread like a brioche. Again, you can use the type of bread you like the best.
For this recipe I like to use my toaster broiler oven, I simply lay the buttered sandwiches directly on the rack so both sides of the bread brown at once. When I go back to cook it the second time I lay the sandwich onto a baking sheet, and then add the cheese sauce, and a touch of additional cheese before placing under the broiler for the second time. Never fear, if you don’t have a toaster broiler oven, chances are your oven has a broil feature. You may want to move the rack closer to the heating elements for optimal browning.
There is another variation to this sandwich, La Madeleine does not serve this one, but it is simply the Croquet Monsieur sandwich with a fried egg added to the top.
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La Madeleine Croquet Monsieur
Try this classic French recipe for brunch, you will love this fancy ham and cheese sandwich.
Ingredients
For this recipe you will need
The sandwich
- 4 pieces of honey wheat bread
- 8 slices of ham
- 2 ounces Swiss cheese
- 2 teaspoons butter
- The sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 1 pinch of ground black pepper
Instructions
Assemble two sandwiches with 4 slices of ham, and 1 ounce of Swiss cheese. Butter the sandwiches with 1 teaspoon of butter per sandwich. Either broil the sandwiches in a toaster broiler oven, or toast in a pan.
To make the sauce heat together 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of flour in a small saucepan. Stir the flour and butter in the saucepan over medium heat. Cook the roux for about 2 minutes. Gradually add the milk in small amounts. Stir the milk in until the sauce is smooth and creamy. Once all of the milk is added add the cheese in small amounts. Add in a pinch of black pepper.
When all of the cheese has been added and it has melted through spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons of sauce over the toasted sandwiches. Sprinkle a bit of cheese over each sandwich and place the sandwich back under a hot broiler until the cheese begins to melt and brown.
About Stephanie
I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.
Stephanie is the author of CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home, and CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home 2.