Winemaker's toast
These oven-baked open sandwiches are topped with onions cooked in red wine, fried bacon and potatoes, finished with a thin layer of melted cheese.
97K 4.8/5 based on 20 reviews
Last modified on: March 11th 2012
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250 g 
20 g 
250 ml red wine
200 g belly (streaky) bacon
200 g cooked potatoes
8 slices 
150 g cheese
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 36 min.
Cooking: 44 min.
All in all: 1 hour 20 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Pour 250 ml red wine into the pan and stir well.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Stage 4 - 7 min.
Cut 200 g belly (streaky) bacon into small pieces and pan fry lightly.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
Slice 200 g cooked potatoes and fry on both sides in the same pan as you used for the bacon. Ideally, you should not add any more fat and just use what has come out of the bacon. If there isn't enough, use a little oil.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Cut 8 slices bread and arrange on a baking sheet.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
Begin the assembly: divide the onions between the slices of bread.
Begin the assembly: divide the onions between the slices of bread.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Then the bacon.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Then the potatoes.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Finish with thin slices of any cheese you like.
Stage 11 - 20 min.
Put in the oven for about 20 minutes, until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown.
Stage 12
Serve hot, ideally with a green salad.
Remarks
The cheese can be any you choose! A few excellent French options: Comté, Morbier, Saint-Nectaire...
And to drink?
The same red wine as you have used to cook the onions.
Keeping: A few minutes once cooked.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 630 240 % | 4,670 440 % | 260 40 % | 3,220 160 % | 13,480 160 % |
| Per 100 g | 40 20 % | 320 30 % | 20 3 % | 220 10 % | 920 10 % |
| Per open sandwiches | 80 30 % | 580 60 % | 30 5 % | 400 20 % | 1,690 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 opens sandwiches : 4.92 €
- Per open sandwiches : 0.62 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Onion
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