🇵🇹 Portugal recipe
Francesinha
Porto's outrageous signature sandwich, a towering construction of bread stuffed with layers of cured ham, linguiça sausage, fresh steak, and sometimes a fried egg, all blanketed in melted cheese and drowned in a rich, spicy beer and tomato sauce. The francesinha is hearty, indulgent, and utterly iconic, best enjoyed with a cold Super Bock beer and crispy fries on the side.
Prep20 mins
Cook35 mins
Serves2
Difficultyhard
Ingredients
- 4 slices thick white sandwich bread
- 2 thin beef steaks (about 150g each)
- 4 slices presunto (Portuguese cured ham)
- 1 linguiça sausage, sliced lengthwise
- 4 slices of cheese for melting (such as Flamengo or Edam)
- 2 large eggs (optional, for topping)
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 200ml lager beer (such as Super Bock)
- 200ml beef stock
- 150g tomato passata
- 50ml port wine
- 1 tablespoon lard or butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon piri piri sauce or hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 680
- Protein
- 38 g
- Carbs
- 42 g
- Fat
- 38 g
