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.
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Last modified on: March 11th 2012
For 8 opens sandwiches, you will need:
- 1
250 g onion - 2
20 g butter - 3
250 ml red wine - 4
200 g belly (streaky) bacon - 5
200 g cooked potato - 6
8 slices bread - 7
150 g cheese - Total weight: 1,470 grams
Change those ingredients for: 4 opens sandwiches 8 opens sandwiches 16 opens sandwiches 24 opens sandwiches
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: A few minutes once cooked.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 36 min. | 44 min. | 1 hour 20 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
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 potato 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...
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 8 opens sandwiches : 4.87 €
- Per open sandwiches : 0.61 €
And to drink?: The same red wine as you have used to cook the onions.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Red wine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Marchand de vin sauce, Spaghetti Bolognese, Oxtail Parmentier, Pears in red wine with blackcurrant , Rabbit civet, ... All |
| Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crab Cakes, Montlebon toast, Langoustine gratin, Gisèle's Pasties, Oven omelette, ... All |
| Belly (streaky) bacon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Meatballs, Hamburgers, Chicken club sandwich, Fried egg in bread, Roast beef "like they do it in Santa Fe", ... All |
| Cooked potato: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin du Nord, Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Green Piedmont Salad, Potatoes with smoked salmon, Baked salmon fillet, ... All |
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