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Francesinha (Portuguese Stacked Sandwich with Beer Sauce)

Name: Francesinha (Portuguese Stacked Sandwich with Beer Sauce)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: sliced bread 4 pieces; smoked ham slices 100 g; linguiça sausage, sliced 100 g; fresh pork sausage, cooked 100 g; beef steak, thin 150 g; cheese slices 100 g; Portuguese beer 200 ml; tomato pulp 200 g; onion, chopped 100 g; garlic cloves, minced 10 g; pimentão (smoked paprika) 5 g; piri-piri sauce 10 ml; olive oil 30 ml; large egg 1 pieces

Layers of bread, smoked ham, linguiça, fresh sausage and steak, covered with melted cheese and a spicy beer-and-tomato sauce.

40 minutes · 2 servings · advanced

This heavier francesinha carries steak and linguiça under the bread as well, and its beer-based sauce carries more paprika than the lighter Porto version. The cheese is meant to melt down through the whole stack so that a cut slice still holds together on the plate. Eating it with a knife and fork rather than lifting it in one piece is considered the polite way.

Ingredients

sliced bread4 pieces
smoked ham slices100 g
linguiça sausage, sliced100 g
fresh pork sausage, cooked100 g
beef steak, thin150 g
cheese slices100 g
Portuguese beer200 ml
tomato pulp200 g
onion, chopped100 g
garlic cloves, minced10 g
pimentão (smoked paprika)5 g
piri-piri sauce10 ml
olive oil30 ml
large egg1 pieces

Directions

1
Sauté onion and garlic 5 minutes; add tomato pulp, beer, paprika and chili; simmer 15 minutes until thick.
2
Layer bread, ham, fresh sausage, linguiça, more bread, cheese on top; toast 5 minutes until cheese melts.
3
Sear steak 1 minute per side in oil; lay on top.
4
Fry egg sunny-side up and place on top.
5
Plate and pour hot sauce generously over and around.

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