Portuguese · Beef

Francesinha

Name: Francesinha
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 8 slices Sandwich bread; 400 g Thin beef steaks; 300 g Fresh pork sausages; 160 g Cooked ham; 300 g Edam cheese slices; 30 ml Vegetable oil; 150 g Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 400 ml Tomato passata; 330 ml Beer; 300 ml Beef stock; 50 ml Port wine; 10 ml Hot sauce; 1 Bay leaf; 15 g Cornflour; 30 ml Water; 3 g Salt; 1 g Ground black pepper

Servings

Ingredients

Sandwich bread8 slices
Thin beef steaks400 g
Fresh pork sausages300 g
Cooked ham160 g
Edam cheese slices300 g
Vegetable oil30 ml
Onion150 g
Garlic2 cloves
Tomato passata400 ml
Beer330 ml
Beef stock300 ml
Port wine50 ml
Hot sauce10 ml
Bay leaf1
Cornflour15 g
Water30 ml
Salt3 g
Ground black pepper1 g

Original recipe serves about 4.

Method

1
Heat 15 ml oil in a saucepan and soften the chopped onion and minced garlic for 7 minutes. Add the passata, beer, stock, port, hot sauce and bay leaf; simmer for 20 minutes. Mix the cornflour with the water, stir into the sauce and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and blend smooth.
2
Heat the oven to 220°C. Season the steaks with the salt and pepper. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and cook the steaks to at least 63°C, then rest for 3 minutes. Split the sausages lengthwise and cook thoroughly, reaching 71°C for raw pork sausages.
3
Toast the bread. Build four sandwiches with the steaks, ham and sausages between pairs of slices. Place on a rimmed baking tray and cover each sandwich with cheese.
4
Bake for 5–8 minutes until the cheese melts. Reheat the sauce until bubbling, place each sandwich on a deep plate and pour the sauce generously over it.

Recipe source: TheMealDB