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Winemaker's toast

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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duree1 hour 20 min. difficultéEasy prix4.95 € pour combien8 opens sandwiches ingredients7 Ingredients
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Last modified on: March 11th 2012
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For 8 opens sandwiches, you will need:
  • 1 onion 250 g onion
  • 2 butter 20 g butter
  • 3 red wine 250 ml red wine
  • 4 belly (streaky) bacon 200 g belly (streaky) bacon
  • 5 cooked potatoes 200 g cooked potatoes
  • 6 bread 8 slices bread
  • 7 cheese 150 g cheese
  • Total weight: 1,470 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 20 min.
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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Winemaker's toast : Stage 1
Peel, rinse and chop 250 g onion.

Melt 20 g butter in a medium-sized saucepan. then add the chopped onions, salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes, stirring from time to time.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.
Winemaker's toast : Stage 2
Pour 250 ml red wine into the pan and stir well.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.
Winemaker's toast : Stage 3
Leave to cook uncovered on medium heat until the wine has evaporated.

Check seasoning and set aside.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 7 min.
Winemaker's toast : Stage 4
Cut 200 g belly (streaky) bacon into small pieces and pan fry lightly.

Set aside.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 7 min.
Winemaker's toast : Stage 5
Slice 200 g cooked potatoes 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.
Winemaker's toast : Stage 6
Cut 8 slices bread and arrange on a baking sheet.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.
Winemaker's toast : Stage 7
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).

Begin the assembly: divide the onions between the slices of bread.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 5 min.
Winemaker's toast : Stage 8
Then the bacon.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 5 min.
Winemaker's toast : Stage 9
Then the potatoes.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 5 min.
Winemaker's toast : Stage 10
Finish with thin slices of any cheese you like.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 20 min.
Winemaker's toast : Stage 11
Put in the oven for about 20 minutes, until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown.
Stage 12
Winemaker's toast : 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...
And to drink?
The same red wine as you have used to cook the onions.
Keeping: A few minutes once cooked.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe630 RDI=240 %4,670 RDI=440 %260 RDI=40 %3,220 RDI=160 %13,480 RDI: 160 %
Per 100 g40 RDI=20 %320 RDI=30 %20 RDI=3 %220 RDI=10 %920 RDI: 10 %
Per open sandwiches80 RDI=30 %580 RDI=60 %30 RDI=5 %400 RDI=20 %1,690 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Sulfites, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 8 opens sandwiches : 4.95 €
  • Per open sandwiches : 0.65 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Onion
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Red wine
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Belly (streaky) bacon
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Cooked potatoes
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