Croissant Croque madame recipe
Buttery toasted croissants loaded with cheese, ham and chives. Top with a fried egg to transform this croissant Croque monsieur into a Croque madame. This traditional French snack can be served with a glass of Buck's Fizz to make it extra-special.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
- 606 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 8 thick slices smoked ham
- 4 slices Emmental cheese
- 4 all-butter croissants
- fresh black pepper
- 2 tbsp chives, snipped
- 1 tbsp of butter
- 1-2 tbsp sunflower oil, for frying
- 4 eggs
- pinch of salt
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2530kJ 606.0kcal
- Fat
- 39g
- Saturates
- 17g
- Salt
- 3.8g
- Sugars
- 4g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 26.5gProtein 40.2gFibre 2.0g
Method
- Heat oven to gas 1, 140°C, fan 120°C.
- Cut the ham and cheese slices diagonally in half. Cut each croissant in half, and stuff each one with ¼ of the cheese and ham and a little black pepper and a few snipped chives, reserving a few for the garnish. Press together to seal.
- Heat the butter in a large, non-stick frying pan. Once gently foaming, add the croissants, in batches if necessary, and place another heavy pan or casserole dish on top to weigh them down. Cook for 1-2 mins each side, until golden. (You can also use a panini press or sandwich toaster for this step.) Transfer to the oven to keep warm while you cook the eggs.
- Heat the sunflower oil in the pan and fry the eggs, seasoned with a little salt and pepper. Drain on kitchen paper. Serve the toasted filled croissants with a fried egg on top of each one, garnished with the reserved chives.
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