{"id":19075,"date":"1987-03-11T20:16:44","date_gmt":"1987-03-12T03:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=19075"},"modified":"2016-08-07T20:17:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T03:17:29","slug":"croque-madames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=19075","title":{"rendered":"Croque-Madames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Croque-Madames.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-19076\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Croque-Madames.jpg\" alt=\"Croque-Madames\" width=\"380\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Croque-Madames.jpg 640w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Croque-Madames-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a>5 T. unsalted butter, divided<br \/>\n2 T. all-purpose flour<br \/>\n1-3\/4 C. whole milk<br \/>\n2 T. brandy<br \/>\n2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce<br \/>\n1 spring fresh thyme<br \/>\n1\/4 tsp. grated nutmeg<br \/>\nKosher salt and freshly ground black pepper<br \/>\n8 slices brioche, or country-style bread<br \/>\n4 tsp. Dijon mustard<br \/>\n6 ounces Gruy\u00c3\u00a8re, or Emmental, grated (1 1\/2 C.)<br \/>\n8 ounces ham, sliced, but not too thin<br \/>\n1\/2 ounce Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated (1\/2 C.)<br \/>\n4 large eggs, at room temperature<\/p>\n<p>Melt 2 T. of the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in the flour and continue whisking just until it turns beige, about 20 seconds. Whisk in the milk in a slow, steady stream, and continue whisking until smooth, thickened, and slightly bubbling, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in the brandy, Worcestershire sauce, thyme sprig, nutmeg, 1\/4 tsp. salt, and 1\/4 tsp. pepper. Whisk for 30 seconds, turn off the heat, and remove thyme sprig. Set aside, whisking occasionally to prevent a skin from forming. Position a rack 4 inches from the broiler element and heat the broiler on high. Spread four of the bread slices on one side with 1 tsp. Dijon mustard each. Sprinkle some Gruy\u00c3\u00a8re over the mustard, followed by 2 slices of ham each, and then the remaining Gruy\u00c3\u00a8re. Top with the remaining bread. Melt 1 T. of the butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook 2 of the sandwiches until brown and crisp, over medium-low heat, turning once halfway through the cooking, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with another T. of butter and the remaining 2 sandwiches. Ladle the b\u00c3\u00a9chamel sauce over the sandwiches (it will run down the sides), and then sprinkle with the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Broil until bubbling and lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Meanwhile, in a 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt the remaining 1 T. butter over medium heat. Crack the eggs into the skillet and fry them sunny side up until the whites are set but the yolks are still runny, 3 to 4 minutes. Use a large, flat spatula to transfer the sandwiches to serving plates. Place a fried egg on each. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 T. unsalted butter, divided 2 T. all-purpose flour 1-3\/4 C. whole milk 2 T. brandy 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 spring fresh thyme 1\/4 tsp. grated nutmeg Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 8 slices brioche, or country-style bread 4 tsp. Dijon mustard 6 ounces Gruy\u00c3\u00a8re, or Emmental, grated (1 1\/2 C.) 8 ounces ham, sliced, but not too thin 1\/2 ounce Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated (1\/2 C.) 4 large eggs, at room temperature Melt 2 T. of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=19075\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[107],"class_list":["post-19075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sandwiches-lunch-dishes","tag-brunch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19075"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19077,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19075\/revisions\/19077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}