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 17th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:
6 slices cured ham
2 
12 tablespoons 
9 
6 tablespoons 
2.2 oz 
10.6 oz cheese
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 11 min. | 28 min. | 39 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 4 min.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
The bread
Slice 2 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.
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.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Still using the same frying pan, but now on medium heat, pour in 2.2 oz 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).
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.
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 |
| 4,861 Kcal or 20,352 Kj | 191 gr | 247 gr | 455 gr |
| 243 % | 74 % | 23 % | 69 % |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 60 pieces : 8.95 €
- Per piece : 0.15 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Butterfly pasta with smoked trout, Vegetable tian, Potato and cheese pie, The strange gratin, Langres-style spinach, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little apple and verbena tarts, Celeriac and sesame soup, Rum babas, Tyrolean apple crumble, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin "grilled inside", Turban of sole with langoustines, Gratin of purple artichokes, Creamy risotto with diced vegetables and flax seeds, Julia salad, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hamburgers, Mustard baps, Checkerboard biscuits, Fruit crémeux, Poppy seed and lemon cake, ... All |
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