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Croque-Madame Pizza

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Dinner, Main Course – American/French-inspired
By Kelly Djalali – Serves: 2-4
Prep Time: 15 Minutes – Cooking Time: 15 Minutes – Total Time: ~30 Minutes

Reimagining the classic French Croque-Madame Sandwich, our pizza features béchamel sauce, ham and Gruyere cheese, topped with a fried egg.

Ingredients

  • Béchamel Sauce
  • 1 tbsp. Butter
  • 1 tbsp. All Purpose Flour
  • 2/3 cup 1/2 &1/2
  • Nutmeg, Kosher Salt to taste
  • Croque-Madame Pizza
  • 1 Prepared Pizza Dough
  • 6-8 Slices Deli Ham
  • 1 cup Grated Gruyere Cheese
  • 3-4 Eggs, fried in butter
  • Black Pepper, to taste

Instructions

Béchamel Sauce

1

First preheat the oven to 450 degrees F with a pizza stone or steel.

2

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. When the butter is melted and foamy, whisk in the flour to make a thick, pasty mixture. Then whisk in the 1/2 & 1/2, whisk until smooth. Continue whisking and cooking the sauce until it thickens to a creamy, thick consistency.

3

Sprinkle with a pinch of ground nutmeg and season with kosher salt to taste. Set the béchamel sauce aside.

Croque-Madame Pizza

4

Roll, stretch or spin your dough out to about 12-inches, on a lightly floured pizza peel.

5

Use a silicone spatula to spread a thin layer of the béchamel sauce over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border for the crust. Then, layer the ham in a single layer, over the sauce.

6

Cover the ham with the grated gruyere. And we are ready for the oven.

7

While the pizza is baking, fry three eggs in a nonstick pan with a bit of butter, over medium-heat until they are done to your liking.

8

Pull out the pizza when it's golden and the cheese is melted, bubbly and beginning to brown.

9

Then slide the eggs out of the pan, directly onto the pizza.

10

Top with black pepper if you like, slice and serve!