Croque-madame
A hot ham and Comté sandwich, topped with cream and cheese and finished with a fried egg.
Active time15 min
Cooking10 min
Total20 min
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Ingredients
- 1 spring onion
- 200 g Comté cheese
- 4 tbsp whipping cream
- 4 eggs
- 4 slices of cooked ham
- 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 8 slices of sandwich bread
Preparation
Preheat the conventional oven to 180°C. Wash and slice the spring onion. Remove the cheese rind, grate the Comté and mix with the cream and spring onion. Spread over the bread slices. Put the ham on half the slices and close the sandwiches with the cheese-covered sides facing upwards.
1 spring onion200 g Comté cheese4 tbsp whipping cream4 slices of cooked ham8 slices of sandwich bread- oven
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Place the sandwiches on a tray lined with baking paper. Bake for about 10 minutes, until the cheese melts and browns lightly and the bread edges turn crisp.
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Towards the end of baking, heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Crack in the eggs without breaking the yolks. Cook until the whites are completely opaque. Top each sandwich with an egg and serve immediately.
4 eggs2 tbsp rapeseed oil- large frying pan
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Allergens
- Eggs
- Milk
Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Fish, Gluten, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.
Sources and credits
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