Some of the best food I have ever eaten was in Paris. My daughter Jenny will be returning there in a couple of weeks and I reminded her that even on the streets of Paris she could find delicious food. This is a classic French sandwich which is found in cafes and on street carts and is considered one of their "fast foods". There are two versions of this sandwich--Croque (which means to crunch) Mansieur and Croque Madame.
For Croque Mansieur:
2 mini baguettes, sliced in half longways
2 tbs. butter, softened
2 tbs. dijon mustard
4 oz. thinly sliced cured ham
4 oz. gruyère cheese, grated
fresh thyme and tarragon
ground black pepper
For Croque Madame:
add
4 fried eggs, sunny-side up
4 tbs. bechemel sauce
Directions:
1. Turn on broiler in your oven. Butter each baguette half and broil until toasted to your liking (just a couple minutes max.). Remove from oven and let cool.
2. Spread mustard on each bread half, then place ham and then top with cheese. Add herbs and pepper, and broil again until cheese is melted and just browning.
3. For croque madame, top a fried egg onto each croque monsieur sandwich, and top with the bechemel.
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