The Croque Madame Sandwich Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Croque Madame Sandwich Recipe, we will first make the Bechamel Sauce

Step 2: To make the bechamel sauce, in a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat

Step 3: Add in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until you can smell the aromas of the lightly roasted flour

Step 4: Take care not to allow the butter to turn brown or get burnt

Step 5: Once the flour is lightly roasted, add the milk and nutmeg and keep stirring continuously until the mixture thickens

Step 6: Once it thickens and forms a creamy consistency, turn off the heat and transfer the Bechamel sauce to a serving bowl

Step 7: The next step is to make the sandwich

Step 8: Grease and heat a cast iron skillet on medium heat

Step 9: Arrange the 3 slices of bread, sprinkle the cheese and spread the bechamel sauce on the top and finally cover the bread with another slice

Step 10: Add a couple of tablespoons of butter on the cast iron skillet and allow it to melt

Step 11: Place the bechamel sandwiches on the top of the butter and grill the sandwiches  on the skillet until you see the cheese melting and also the sandwich is crisp from both the sides

Step 12: Once the sandwiches are well grilled, place them on a serving platter, drizzle more bechamel sauce on the sandwiches and sprinkle some cheese while it is hot

Step 13: You can choose to broil the cheese and sauce under a broiler to melt the cheese or simply serve it as it is

Step 14: The final step is to make the fried egg for the Croque Madame Sandwich

Step 15: In the same cast iron skillet or another skillet, heat a teaspoon of oil or butter and crack the 3 eggs onto the skillet keeping some space between each egg

Step 16: You can also fry one egg at a time if your skillet is small

Step 17: Once the eggs are fried, place them on top of the grilled sandwiches

Step 18: Serve Croque Madame Sandwich as a perfect weekend breakfast along with a bowl of fruits and Espresso Coffee