Quail egg canapés
This starter is a small canapé consiting of a toasted and buttered bread slice covered with a slice of smoked ham topped with a fried quail egg.
296,8584.4/5 for 30 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 20 pieces, you will need:
a little 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 43 min. | 11 min. | 54 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
With a 35 or 40 mm diameter cutter, cut out at least 20 circles from the bread slices.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Butter these 20 circles on one side.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 3 - 20 min.
Prepare quail eggs by cracking them one at a time...
Stage 4
... and pouring them into a bowl.
Foot-note: the gesture for opening quail eggs is not easy to describe, so you can check out the small demonstration video.
Foot-note: the gesture for opening quail eggs is not easy to describe, so you can check out the small demonstration video.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cut the ham slices into squares, about the size of bread circles, or a bit bigger.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 6 - 6 min.
When ready to serve, place the bread circles buttered side down in a hot frying pan without any other fat,
Allow to colour a few minutes, then turn over, and again allow to colour on the other side.
Set aside.
Allow to colour a few minutes, then turn over, and again allow to colour on the other side.
Set aside.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
In the same frying pan, without cleaning it, cook the pieces of ham for a few seconds on each side.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
In the same frying pan, without cleaning it, pour in the quail eggs.
Immediately, with a spatula, try to separate them from one another to prevent the touching.
Ideally one aims to keep whole egg yolks (not broken!), with enough egg white around so that they can be removed with the cutter you used for the bread.
Immediately, with a spatula, try to separate them from one another to prevent the touching.
Ideally one aims to keep whole egg yolks (not broken!), with enough egg white around so that they can be removed with the cutter you used for the bread.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Assemble the canapés:
Onto a hot plate (the canapés cool very quickly), place a toasted bread circle, put a piece of ham on top, then cover with an egg taken in the frying pan with the cutter, salt and pepper.
Sprinkle if you wish with some chopped chives.
Serve immediately, and inform your guests that these canapés should be eaten in one mouthful...
Onto a hot plate (the canapés cool very quickly), place a toasted bread circle, put a piece of ham on top, then cover with an egg taken in the frying pan with the cutter, salt and pepper.
Sprinkle if you wish with some chopped chives.
Serve immediately, and inform your guests that these canapés should be eaten in one mouthful...
Remarks
For the bread I advise you to use leavened bread, with more taste than traditional sandwich bread.
Very ofen when cooking small items such as these canapés, there are a few failures (see the photographs...), that's why it's smart to cut out one or two spare bread circles, one or two extra pieces of ham, to break one or two extra eggs, etc, to make up the right number at the end.
Very ofen when cooking small items such as these canapés, there are a few failures (see the photographs...), that's why it's smart to cut out one or two spare bread circles, one or two extra pieces of ham, to break one or two extra eggs, etc, to make up the right number at the end.
Keeping:
Once cooked, a few minutes.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 838 Kcal or 3,509 Kj | 73 gr | 130 gr | 67 gr |
| 42 % | 28 % | 12 % | 10 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 158 Kcal or 662 Kj | 14 gr | 25 gr | 13 gr |
| 8 % | 5 % | 2 % | 2 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 42 Kcal or 176 Kj | 4 gr | 7 gr | 3 gr |
| 2 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 20 pieces : 4.46 €
- Per piece : 0.22 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Caribbean upside-down cake, Chocolate cereal bars, Pork Chops with Rosemary, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, ... All |
 | Quail egg: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: "Buttonhole" quail eggs, ... All |
 | Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French onion soup, Home-made breadcrumb coating, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Caesar salad, Bistro-style beetroot salad, ... All |
 | Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Eggs Benedict , Pasta with green asparagus, Beurre d'escargot, Potato galette, Red rice pannequets, ... All |
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