FrancesinhaPorto Steak and Sausage Sandwich

Name: Francesinha (Porto Steak and Sausage Sandwich)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: 8 pcs White Bread (lightly toasted); 400 g Top Loin Beef Steak (cut into thin steaks); 160 g Ham (sliced); 180 g Smoked Sausage (split lengthwise); 150 g Chouriço Sausage (split lengthwise); 320 g Gouda Cheese (sliced); 20 g Unsalted Butter; 30 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 150 g Onion (finely chopped); 10 g Garlic (finely chopped); 30 g Tomato Paste; 250 ml Tomato Sauce; 330 ml Blonde Beer; 25 g Ketchup; 15 g Mustard; 15 ml Worcestershire Sauce; 20 ml Brandy; 3 g Paprika; 1 pcs Bay Leaf; 12 g Corn Starch; 30 ml Water; 5 g Salt; 2 g Black Pepper

Francesinha is a Porto sandwich layered with steak, sausage, ham, and cheese, then covered with a spicy beer-and-tomato sauce. It is served hot once the cheese melts.

Prep

35m

Cook

35m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

1204kcal

Calories

73g

Protein

74g

Fat

53g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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Sandwich

8pcs
White Bread (lightly toasted)
400g
Top Loin Beef Steak (cut into thin steaks)
160g
Ham (sliced)
180g
Smoked Sausage (split lengthwise)
150g
Chouriço Sausage (split lengthwise)
320g
Gouda Cheese (sliced)
20g
Unsalted Butter

Sauce

30ml
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
150g
Onion (finely chopped)
10g
Garlic (finely chopped)
30g
Tomato Paste
250ml
Tomato Sauce
330ml
Blonde Beer
25g
Ketchup
15g
Mustard
15ml
Worcestershire Sauce
20ml
Brandy
3g
Paprika
1pcs
Bay Leaf
12g
Corn Starch
30ml
Water

Sandwich

5g
Salt
2g
Black Pepper

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Method

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9 steps

01
Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, then stir in the garlic.
02
Add the tomato paste, paprika, and bay leaf and cook briefly, then pour in the blonde beer, tomato sauce, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and brandy.
03
Simmer the sauce gently until it smells rounded and slightly reduced.
04
Mix the corn starch with the water until smooth, stir it into the sauce, and cook until the sauce turns glossy and lightly thickened. Remove the bay leaf and keep the sauce warm.
05
Season the top loin beef steak with salt and black pepper. Melt the unsalted butter in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook the steak until just done. In the same pan, cook the smoked sausage and chouriço sausage until hot and lightly browned.
06
Build each sandwich with white bread, ham, the cooked top loin beef steak, smoked sausage, and chouriço sausage, then close with more white bread.
07
Cover the sandwiches completely with the gouda cheese.
08
Bake at 220°C (425°F) until the gouda cheese is melted and starting to bubble.
09
Serve each sandwich generously covered with the hot sauce.

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