Croutons are an extremely simple dish to prepare, which, however, can also become a signature dish. There are little secrets in preparing croutons, and if you know them, you can fry croutons that all your homemade ones will eat with undisguised pleasure.
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It is worth a try, because in order to prepare croutons, you do not need any exotic products. And you don’t have to spend a lot of time on cooking this dish.
In order to prepare croutons, we need: two long loaves (dried), ten chicken eggs, 200 grams of dry smoked sausage, 200 grams of butter, four tomatoes, one head of garlic, 400 grams of mayonnaise, a bunch of fresh herbs.
• Cut bread into identical slices about a centimeter thick and dip each slice on both sides in warm ghee. Make sure that the croutons are not saturated with oil, but only lightly touch its surface.
• Heat the empty pan well and fry the bread in it, turning it over until the croutons are nicely browned on both sides.
• After this, remove the croutons from the pan and let cool. Meanwhile, cook hard-boiled eggs.
• Peel the finished eggs and grate them on the largest grater.
• Peel the garlic and, dipping its cloves in salt, rub each crouton on one side.
• After the croutons are rubbed with garlic, spread each of them with mayonnaise - in a layer that you think is optimal. Pay special attention to the edges of the toast.
• Sprinkled croutons with mayonnaise, sprinkle with a grated egg, trying to distribute it as evenly as possible.
• Cut the tomatoes as thin as possible, and finely chop the fresh herbs.
• Put a sausage on each toast next to a thin tomato, salt a little and sprinkle with chopped greens on top.
• To make croutons as tasty as possible, first put them in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes, let them soak, and only then serve them on the table.
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