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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Last modified on: March 11th 2012

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For 16 opens sandwiches, you will need:
  • 1 onion 1 lb + 1.6 oz onion
  • 2 butter 1.5 oz butter
  • 3 red wine 1 lb + 1.6 oz red wine
  • 4 belly (streaky) bacon 14.1 oz belly (streaky) bacon
  • 5 cooked potatoes 14.1 oz cooked potatoes
  • 6 bread 16 slices bread
  • 7 cheese 10.6 oz cheese

How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
PreparationCookingStart to finish
36 min.44 min.1 hour 20 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 10 min.
Winemaker's toast
Peel, rinse and chop 1 lb + 1.6 oz onion.

Melt 1.5 oz 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
Pour 1 lb + 1.6 oz red wine into the pan and stir well.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
Winemaker's toast
Leave to cook uncovered on medium heat until the wine has evaporated.

Check seasoning and set aside.

Stage 4 - 7 min.
Winemaker's toast
Cut 14.1 oz belly (streaky) bacon into small pieces and pan fry lightly.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 7 min.
Winemaker's toast
Slice 14.1 oz 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
Cut 16 slices bread and arrange on a baking sheet.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Winemaker's toast
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
Then the bacon.

Stage 9 - 5 min.
Winemaker's toast
Then the potatoes.

Stage 10 - 5 min.
Winemaker's toast
Finish with thin slices of any cheese you like.

Stage 11 - 20 min.
Winemaker's toast
Put in the oven for about 20 minutes, until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown.

Stage 12
Winemaker's toast
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
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
4,705 Kcal or 19,699 Kj181 gr662 gr357 gr
235 %70 %62 %54 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
160 Kcal or 670 Kj6 gr23 gr12 gr
8 %2 %2 %2 %
Per open sandwiches
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
294 Kcal or 1,231 Kj11 gr41 gr22 gr
15 %4 %4 %3 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Sulfites, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 16 opens sandwiches : 9.83 €
  • Per open sandwiches : 0.61 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Red wineRed wine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Coq au vin, Saucipain, Pears in red wine with blackcurrant , Mulled wine Belle-Plagne style, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, ... All
OnionOnion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm lentil salad, Turmeric risotto, Tabbouleh, Raw beetroot salad, Chicken with rice and leeks, ... All
Belly (streaky) baconBelly (streaky) bacon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Avengers' potatoes, Bacon and cabbage omelette, Chicken club sandwich, Larded pork tenderloin, ... All
Cooked potatoesCooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baked Camembert with Walnuts, Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, Eggs Comtoise, Salmon marinated like herring, Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, ... All
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