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.
3,1664.7/5 for 3 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: March 17th 2021
For 20 pieces, you will need:
2 slices cured ham
½ 
2 tablespoons 
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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 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.
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 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).
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.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,620 Kcal or 6,783 Kj | 64 gr | 82 gr | 152 gr |
| 81 % | 25 % | 8 % | 23 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 287 Kcal or 1,202 Kj | 11 gr | 15 gr | 27 gr |
| 14 % | 4 % | 1 % | 4 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 81 Kcal or 339 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 8 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 20 pieces : 2.98 €
- Per piece : 0.15 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Truffade, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Filo leeks and cheese tart, French toast "cordon bleu", Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Genoese croque-monsieur, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Galette Charentaise, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Four-tier glasses, Spaghetti with mushrooms, Couscous, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Pancake batter, Checkerboard biscuits, Cornmeal baps for Anne, ... All |
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