Smoked Fish Croque Madame

Ingredients

Croque Madame: 

2	slices	Brioche (from loaf)
1	ea	Mainland Natural Swiss Cheese Slices
80	gr	Smoked fish pâté (see recipe)
1	tbsp	Mainland Unsalted Butter, softened for buttering
2	tbsp	AFP IQF Mozzarella Cheese bechamel (see recipe)
1	ea	Free-range egg, crispy fried

Smoked Fish Pâté:

200	gr	Smoked Kingfish or Kahawai, hand-shredded
1	tbsp	Anchor Cream Cheese
1/2	tsp	Horseradish, grated
1	tbsp	Chives, chopped
1	tsp	Lemon zest
6	ea	Capers, chopped
		Season to taste

Mozzarella Bechamel:

1	L	Anchor Blue Top Milk
200	gr	AFP IQF Mozzarella
100	gr	Mainland Unsalted Butter
100	gr	Plain flour
1		Onion, finely diced
		Season to taste

Method

Croque Madame:

1. Butter the outsides of the brioche.
2. Top one of the un-buttered slices of bread with swiss cheese and smoked fish pâté.
3. Pan-fry each side of the bread and top one side with bechamel and grated mozzarella.
4. Top with a crispy fried egg sunny side up.

Smoked Fish Pâté:

1. Mix all ingredients together and bind with softened cream cheese.
2. Season to taste.

Mozzarella Bechamel:

1. Sweat onion with butter in a heavy based saucepan.
2. Add flour and stir until combined.
3. Add milk and bring up to heat while constantly stirring until the sauce has thickened and roux is cooked out.
4. Add cheese and season to taste.