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Montbenoit's canapés

Name: Montbenoit's canapés
Prep time: 47 min
Cook time: 58 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 6 slices bread; 10 shallots; 250 g small pieces of smoked bacon; 1 glass dry white wine; 250 g Morbier; 50 g butter; salt; pepper; 3 tablespoons vinegar

A recipe from Franche-comté (lovely region of eastern France): large slices of bread coated with melted shallot, grilled bacon dice, a big slice of Morbier (cheese from the same region) and a brief spell in the oven. It really is a winter dish.

291 K 4.5/5 (21 reviews)

1 hour 45 min. difficulté

Easy

6.40 €

6 people

9 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 13^th 2010

For 6 people, you will need:

1 6 slices bread
2 10 shallots
3 250 g small pieces of smoked bacon
4 1 glass dry white wine
5 250 g Morbier
6 50 g butter
7 salt
8 pepper
9 3 tablespoons vinegar
Total weight: 1,245 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 50 min.

Cooking: 60 min.

All in all: 1 hour 45 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 20 min.

Peel 10 shallots, cut into fairly thin rings.

Put a pan on medium heat, add 50 g butter cut into small pieces. As soon as it begins to fry, add shallots, and stir fairly roughly to start separating the rings. They should fall into ribbons when cooked.

Do not salt at this stage.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 20 min.

Cover and leave to cook, stirring occasionally just to avoid bottom of pan browning.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

When well cooked and of melting texture (about 20 minutes), remove lid, add 1 glass dry white wine (if possible French Jura wine), salt and pepper.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 15 min.

Continue to cook uncovered until wine is absorbed, then taste and adjust seasoning.

Wine is there to add a little acidity to balance shallots' sweetness.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 8 min.

Put 250 g small pieces of smoked bacon, cut into small pieces in a hot frying pan without fat, cook until they are browned.

Remove from heat, drain off excess fat, add 3 tablespoons vinegar, mix and set aside on absorbant paper.

Vinegar is there to add a little acidity to balance fat of bacon.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Preheat oven to 464°F (240°C).

Cut 250 g Morbier (cheese) into thick slices.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.

Remove crust.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 5 min.

Cut 6 slices bread, if possible leavened bread, into fairly thick slices (1 cm or ½ inch at least), remove crust and toast until they are brown and crusty outside, still soft inside.

If you don't have a toaster you can lightly butter the slices, and fry in a pan for 1 or 2 minutes each side.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 3 min.

Put toast on a baking sheet, sprinkle with a dash of dry white wine.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 3 min.

Distribute shallots.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 3 min.

Then bacon.

Stage 12 - ⌛ 3 min.

And Morbier.

Stage 13 - ⌛ 15 min.

Put in the oven, and watch the cooking: it's done when cheese is melted and slightly toasted (about 10-15 minutes ). Serve immediately, if possible with a salad and French dressing (vinaigrette).

Remarks

The same recipe as been tested in a wood-fired oven, it's better and takes only half (or a third) the time.

You can also use cheese other than Morbier, I think that any soft-paste might be tried, e.g. reblochon or Mont d'Or.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	520 RDI=200 %	3,500 RDI=330 %	310 RDI=50 %	3,460 RDI=170 %	14,480 RDI: 170 %
Per 100 g	40 RDI=20 %	280 RDI=30 %	20 RDI=4 %	280 RDI=10 %	1,160 RDI: 10 %
Per person	90 RDI=30 %	580 RDI=60 %	50 RDI=8 %	580 RDI=30 %	2,410 RDI: 30 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Sulfites, milk

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 6.40 €
Per person : 1.10 €

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