Picatostes borrachos, fried bread with red wine
A Spanish recovery dessert: stale bread slices, fried in olive oil, soaked in red wine, and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon, served at room temperature.
These bread-based appetizers are perfect for a relaxed gathering. You can prepare them in about an hour and serve them warm.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time5 min
- Cook time10 min
- Resting15 min
- Total30 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfrying
- Estimated cost$1.43 $0.72 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Ingredients
people
- $0.21
- $0.02
- $0.03
- $0.88
- $0.29
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Cut the bread into slices and fry them in olive oil. Then, drain them on paper towels.
- Arrange them on a plate, drizzle with a few spoonfuls of red wine, and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. ≈ 2 min
- Serve at room temperature. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Picatostes borrachos, fried bread with red wine
- Slices of stale bread$0.21
- sugar$0.02
- cinnamon$0.03
- One glass of red wine$0.88
- olive oil$0.29
Total$1.43
that's $0.72 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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