Francesinha
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The Tale of Francesinha
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Francesinha, Porto's hearty layered sandwich smothered in melted cheese and a spiced tomato-beer sauce, was created in the 1950s-60s by Daniel da Silva, a Portuguese emigrant who had returned from France or Belgium and adapted the French croque monsieur into a bigger, bolder local version. Its name, 'little Frenchie,' nods directly to that inspiration.
Ingredients
Scale:· 4 servings
- 8 slices sandwich bread
- 8 slices ham
- 4 fresh sausages (linguiça)
- 4 slices steak or roast pork
- 8 slices cheese (mild yellow cheese)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup beer
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp piri-piri or hot sauce
- 1 fried egg per sandwich (optional)
Instructions
- 1Cook steak, sausages, and any additional meats until done.
- 2Simmer onion, tomato, beer, tomato sauce, and piri-piri together into a thin, spicy sauce.
- 3Assemble sandwiches by layering ham, sausage, and steak between bread slices.
- 4Cover each sandwich completely with slices of cheese.
- 5Place under a broiler until the cheese melts and drapes over the sides.
- 6Pour the hot beer sauce generously over the sandwich and top with a fried egg if desired.
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