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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.
106 K 4.8/5 (20 reviews)
1 hour 20 min.
Easy
4 opens sandwiches
7 IngredientsLast modified on: March 11th 2012
125 ml 
10.32 ml 
125 ml red wine
100 ml belly (streaky) bacon
100 ml cooked potatoes
4 slices 
75 ml cheese
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.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Pour 125 ml red wine into the pan and stir well.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Stage 4 - 7 min.
Cut 100 ml belly (streaky) bacon into small pieces and pan fry lightly.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
Slice 100 ml 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.
Cut 4 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...
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 recipe | 310 RDI=120 % | 2,330 RDI=220 % | 130 RDI=20 % | 1,610 RDI=80 % | 6,740 RDI: 80 % |
| Per 100 g | 40 RDI=20 % | 320 RDI=30 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 220 RDI=10 % | 920 RDI: 10 % |
| Per open sandwiches | 80 RDI=30 % | 580 RDI=60 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 400 RDI=20 % | 1,690 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 opens sandwiches : 2.50 €
- Per open sandwiches : 0.65 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Red wine
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Onion
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Belly (streaky) bacon
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Cooked potatoes
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