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.
27K 4.2/5 based on 6 reviews
Last modified on: March 17th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:
6 slices cured ham
2 
12 tablespoons 
9 
6 tablespoons 
61.92 ml 
300 ml 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 61.92 ml 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 |
| 5,633 Kcal or 23,584 Kj | 679 gr | 4,095 gr | 527 gr |
| 282 % | 261 % | 386 % | 80 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 332 Kcal or 1,390 Kj | 40 gr | 242 gr | 31 gr |
| 17 % | 15 % | 23 % | 5 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 94 Kcal or 394 Kj | 11 gr | 68 gr | 9 gr |
| 5 % | 4 % | 6 % | 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: Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Involtini-Style Filet Mignon , Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Filo leeks and cheese tart, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, French onion soup, Nonettes, Crispy prawn rolls, Baked potoatoes with herb butter or cream , ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato meat balls, Tapenade, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Beurre d'escargot, Pizza dough, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Oven omelette, Cramique, Chocolate cake, Corsican tarts, Escalope cordon bleu, ... All |
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