Croque Madame McMuffins

Name: Croque Madame McMuffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Unsalted Butter (1 and 1/2 Tablespoons unsalted butter); 1 tbsp All-Purpose Flour (1 and 1/2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour); 1 cup Whole Milk (1 cup whole milk); 8 oz Gruyere Cheese (8 ounces Gruyère cheese, coarsely grated); 2 oz Parmesan Cheese (2 ounces Parmesan cheese, finely grated); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste); 0 pieces Nutmeg (Pinch freshly grated nutmeg); 4 pieces English Muffin (4 English muffins, cut in half and toasted); 4 tbsp Dijon Mustard (4 Tablespoons Dijon mustard); 8 slices Ham (8 slices ham); 2 tbsp Olive Oil (2 Tablespoons olive oil); 4 pieces Egg (4 large eggs)

A French-inspired breakfast sandwich featuring a béchamel sauce and Gruyère cheese on an English muffin, topped with a fried egg.

30 minFrench

Servings4

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1In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter until it's lightly brown and nutty smelling. Add flour and cook, whisking constantly, until smooth, about 30 seconds. Whisk in the milk and bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of the grated Gruyère and all of the Parmesan, and whisk until smooth. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
2Preheat oven to broil setting. Place English muffins - cut side up - on a large baking sheet. Spread 1/2 a tablespoon of mustard onto each piece. Top 4 of the halves with 2 slices ham and the sprinkle with the remaining Gruyère, aiming to pile the cheese in the center of the muffin so it doesn't fall onto the baking sheet. Place the baking sheet under the broiler until the cheese begins to melt, about 1–2 minutes.
3Top with remaining muffin slices, then pour a generous amount of béchamel on top of each muffin and broil until the cheese sauce is bubbling and evenly browned, about 4 minutes.
4In the meantime, cook your eggs! Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add eggs, season with salt and pepper, and cook until whites are firm but yolks are still runny; about 3 minutes. Place an egg on top of each sandwich, and serve right away!