Bisto-style canapés
This recipe captures the hearty and slightly raffish style of French bistro cuisine: fried rounds of baguette with egg, fried ham and a topping of melted cheese.
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Last modified on: March 17th 2021
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1 slice cured ham
¼ 
2 tablespoons 
2 
1 tablespoon 
10.32 ml 
50 ml cheese
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 11 min. | 28 min. | 39 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 4 min.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
The bread
Slice ¼ baguette into fairly thin rounds (about 1/4 inch or 1/2 cm).Stage 3 - 10 min.
Brush both sides of each slice with oil.
Using the same pan as for the ham on high heat, fry the bread on both sides.
Using the same pan as for the ham on high heat, fry the bread on both sides.
Stage 4
Do this in batches if necessary, transferring the cooked slices onto a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Still using the same frying pan, but now on medium heat, pour in 10.32 ml butter. When good and hot, add the beaten eggs.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Turn down the heat and gently pull the eggs from the edge in towards the centre so that they cook evenly.
Stop as soon as they begin to set; do not overcook.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Stop as soon as they begin to set; do not overcook.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Assemble the canapés
Put a piece of fried ham on each slice of bread.Stage 9
Add a little of the egg.
Stage 10
Top with a slice of cheese.
Stage 11 - 10 min.
Cooking
Pop in the oven for 10 minutes, just until the cheese is melted.Serve either hot or warm.
Remarks
For the cheese, use whatever you like: sliced if soft-paste, grated if hard.
If you prefer butter to oil, you can butter the bread slices in stage 3.
If you prefer butter to oil, you can butter the bread slices in stage 3.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 847 Kcal or 3,546 Kj | 35 gr | 41 gr | 79 gr |
| 42 % | 13 % | 4 % | 12 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 275 Kcal or 1,151 Kj | 11 gr | 13 gr | 26 gr |
| 14 % | 4 % | 1 % | 4 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 85 Kcal or 356 Kj | 4 gr | 4 gr | 8 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 10 pieces : 1.56 €
- Per piece : 0.16 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Eggs in brioche nests, French toast "cordon bleu", Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Potato and cheese pie, Pork Chops with Rosemary, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tart Tatin, Creamy polenta with green asparagus, Nanou's apple and almond cake, Chocolate muffins, Warm haricot bean salad, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thin endive tart, Tomato ladybirds, Ciabatta, Couscous, Potato and two ham gratin, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Buckwheat pancakes, Oven omelette, Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, Santiago Cake, Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, ... All |
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