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Recipe: Croque Madame (grilled ham and cheese panini with egg)

Sandwiches
CROQUE MADAME

8 slices white or whole-wheat sourdough bread
8 ounces Gruyere cheese, sliced into 24 to 32 (1/16th-inch-thick) slices
12 ounces smoked ham, such as Black Forest, sliced into 12 to 16 (1/16th-inch-thick) slices
4 eggs
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
Fleur de sel or kosher salt, to taste
Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

To assemble sandwiches:
Set half of bread slices buttered side down. Cover with cheese slices, folding them back in toward middle if they extend past edges of bread. Place 3 or 4 ham slice in even layer over cheese. Top with bread slices buttered side up.

To grill sandwiches:
Using Italian sandwich grill (panini grill), heavy-bottomed pan or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet, grill sandwiches. Place on serving plates.

To fry eggs:
Crack 1 egg into separate bowl to check that yolk isn't broken. In small nonstick skillet, melt 1 1/2 teaspoons butter over medium-high heat until it starts to bubble. Pour in egg, being careful not to break yolk. Add 1 teaspoon water. Sprinkle egg with salt. Cover pan with lid. Cook for 3 minutes for soft-cooked egg or 5 to 6 minutes for firm egg. Wipe out skillet. Fry other eggs in remaining butter in same manner.

To serve:
Center 1 fried egg over each grilled sandwich. Sprinkle with pepper.

Makes 4 sandwiches
Source: Nancy Silverton's Sandwich Book: The Best Sandwiches Ever - from Thursday Nights at Campanile by Nancy Silverton, Teri Gelber
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