Croque-Madame For Breakfast

Taken on a Casio ex-z75 digital camera

I love a weekend breakfast. Bacon and eggs, toast and a bit of brown sauce, lovely. Give me a cup of tea and I’ll finish the lot. If, like me, you have a bacon and egg sandwich every weekend then sometimes it’s nice to have a slight change so a continental twist of breakfast is in order.

If you’ve ever been to France you may be aware of a croque-monsieur which is basically a cheese and ham toastie. Its feminine counterpart, a croque-madame is the same thing but with a fried egg on top.

BREAKFAST

For the British twist on the French classic (or the French twist on the British classic) use grilled bacon instead of ham. You can use ham if you have any cooked in your fridge but for a proper breakfast sandwich I’d use bacon.

Tip 1. BUY MIDDLE BACON!!! Middle bacon cost a little more than streaky bacon and back bacon but not a lot more. The benefit is that you get back AND streaky bacon all in one. Bargain.

Butter your toast, top with your bacon and a good lot of grated cheese and grill again until bubbly. While it’s under the grill, fry an egg so that the yolk is very runny. Top your sandwich with another piece of buttery toast (it needs to be buttery otherwise it ends up quite dry), top that with your fried egg and serve.

Brown sauce optional (or essential depending on your outlook)