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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 17^th 2021

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For 40 pieces, you will need:

1 4 slices cured ham
2 1 baguette
3 8 tablespoons olive oil
4 6 Eggs
5 4 tablespoons liquid cream
6 40 g butter
7 200 g cheese
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 1,130 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
11 min.	28 min.	39 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 4 min.

Fry 4 slices cured ham on both sides in a frying pan with no added fat.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

The bread

Slice 1 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.

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.

The eggs

In a bowl, beat together 6 Eggs, 4 tablespoons liquid cream, salt and pepper.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Still using the same frying pan, but now on medium heat, pour in 40 g 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).

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.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,240 Kcal or 13,565 Kj	128 gr	165 gr	304 gr
162 %	49 %	16 %	46 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
287 Kcal or 1,202 Kj	11 gr	15 gr	27 gr
14 %	4 %	1 %	4 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
81 Kcal or 339 Kj	3 gr	4 gr	8 gr
4 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 40 pieces : 5.97 €
Per piece : 0.15 €

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