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Bisto-style canapés

Name: Bisto-style canapés
Prep time: 11 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 39 min
Yield: 20 pieces
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 slices cured ham; ½ baguette; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 3 eggs; 2 tablespoons liquid cream; 20 g butter; 100 g cheese; salt; pepper

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.

48 K 4.2/5 (6 reviews)

40 min.

Easy

3.00 €

20 pieces

9 Ingredients

Last modified on: March 17^th 2021

For 20 pieces, you will need:

1 2 slices cured ham
2 ½ baguette
3 4 tablespoons olive oil
4 3 eggs
5 2 tablespoons liquid cream
6 20 g butter
7 100 g cheese
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 565 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

All in all: 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 4 min.

Fry 2 slices cured ham on both sides in a frying pan with no added fat.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

The bread

Slice ½ 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.

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.

The eggs

In a bowl, beat together 3 eggs, 2 tablespoons liquid cream, salt and pepper.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.

Still using the same frying pan, but now on medium heat, pour in 20 g 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).

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.

Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	230 RDI=90 %	1,360 RDI=130 %	180 RDI=30 %	1,880 RDI=90 %	7,860 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g	40 RDI=20 %	240 RDI=20 %	30 RDI=5 %	330 RDI=20 %	1,390 RDI: 20 %
Per piece	10 RDI=4 %	70 RDI=6 %	8 RDI=1 %	90 RDI=5 %	390 RDI: 5 %