French sandwiches crock-madam and crock-monsieur

Hot sandwiches with ham and cheese In the names "Krok-Monsieur" and "Croc-Madame" the second part is understandable to everyone and is familiar as an appeal to a man and a woman in French. What then lies behind the root "Krok" and what kind of dishes with such interesting, even humorous names? It turns out that we are talking about hot sandwiches with ham and cheese. Krok means "crunchy, crunchy". As the legend testifies, they received their original name due to the culture of communication of the French. This approximately looked like this. The visitor asks the waiter: "Krok, monsieur." The waiter brings an order and sends it to the visitor with the words: "Krok, monsieur." That's how the phrase in his name got fixed in the boutique. A sandwich with ham and cheese can be too simple in any kitchen, except French. The use of Dijon mustard and béchamel sauce along with crispy bread slices and juicy stuffing make it taste delicious. Crok-madam differs from Croc-Monsieur by the presence of fried eggs on the top of the sandwich. It turns out that this scrambled eggs was associated with a French hat, so the sandwich was given a female name. Today, there are many variations of these sandwiches, loved by children and adults around the world. This Croque-Provencal with tomatoes, Crocodile d'Auvergne with blue cheese, Crock-in-Norwegian with salmon, Crock Tartuffle with potatoes, even Crock-in Hawaiian with pineapple.

Hot sandwiches with ham and cheese In the names "Krok-Monsieur" and "Croc-Madame" the second part is understandable to everyone and is familiar as an appeal to a man and a woman in French. What then lies behind the root "Krok" and what kind of dishes with such interesting, even humorous names? It turns out that we are talking about hot sandwiches with ham and cheese. Krok means "crunchy, crunchy". As the legend testifies, they received their original name due to the culture of communication of the French. This approximately looked like this. The visitor asks the waiter: "Krok, monsieur." The waiter brings an order and sends it to the visitor with the words: "Krok, monsieur." That's how the phrase in his name got fixed in the boutique. A sandwich with ham and cheese can be too simple in any kitchen, except French. The use of Dijon mustard and béchamel sauce along with crispy bread slices and juicy stuffing make it taste delicious. Crok-madam differs from Croc-Monsieur by the presence of fried eggs on the top of the sandwich. It turns out that this scrambled eggs was associated with a French hat, so the sandwich was given a female name. Today, there are many variations of these sandwiches, loved by children and adults around the world. This Croque-Provencal with tomatoes, Crocodile d'Auvergne with blue cheese, Crock-in-Norwegian with salmon, Crock Tartuffle with potatoes, even Crock-in Hawaiian with pineapple.

Ingredients:

• Bread toast 4 piece
• Ham 150g
• Cheese hard 150 g
• Mustard Dijon 3 tsp.
• Olive oil 2 tbsp. l.
• Eggs chicken 1 pc.
• Butter 40 g
• Wheat flour 1 tbsp. l.
• Milk 1 tbsp.
• Thyme (Thyme) dry 1 pinch
• Nutmeg 1 gr
• Salt 0.25 tsp.
• Pepper black ground 1 pinch

Instructions

• Step 1 Prepare the necessary ingredients: white bread for sandwiches, cheese, butter, ham, milk, spices, flour, olive oil, Dijon mustard.
• Step 2 We will spread the bread with Dijon mustard on one side.
• Step 3 2 we still do not need a slice, and we put the other two on a mustard greased up with olive oil.
• Step 4 Sprinkle both pieces of bread with coarse cheese.
• Step 5 Put the cheese into a thinly sliced ​​ham.
• Step 6 Sprinkle the cheese on the ham.
• Step 7 We put the two remaining pieces of bread from above so that the side smeared with mustard is combined with the cheese. Top with olive oil. Bake at 180 ° C until golden brown.
• Step 8 While the sandwiches are baked, prepare the bechamel sauce. We will melt the butter in a frying pan.
• Step 9 Mix the flour into the oil and stir it in a circular motion. Flour should become creamy and acquire a creamy consistency.
• Step 10 Add the milk, stir until the sauce thickens. Pour spices and salt, stir - the sauce is ready.
• Step 11 Lubricate the baked sandwiches with sauce and sprinkle cheese again. A few minutes in the oven - and sandwiches are ready.
• Step 12 It remains to put them on a sheet of green salad, croc-monsieu just sprinkle finely chopped parsley, and on croc-madam put a "hat" of fried eggs. These sandwiches are an excellent breakfast, but can also be served for lunch with French fries and a salad.