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Bifana

Name: Bifana
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: 500g Pork Shoulder (thinly sliced); 4 cloves Garlic; 100ml White Wine; 4 Baguette Roll; 2 Bay Leaf; 1 tsp Paprika Powder; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; to taste Salt

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Garlicky, white-wine-braised pork piled into a bread roll — Portugal's favorite street sandwich.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A beloved \'soul food\' sandwich sold at food stalls and bars across Portugal, best enjoyed with the bread soaking up the garlicky pan juices.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A classic quick bite alongside a football match or at a standing-room-only bar.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Pork Shoulder (thinly sliced) 500g
Garlic 4 cloves
White Wine 100ml
Baguette Roll 4
Bay Leaf 2
Paprika Powder 1 tsp
Olive Oil 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rub the pork with garlic, white wine, bay leaf, paprika powder, and salt; marinate for at least 30 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a pan and cook the marinated pork with its liquid over high heat.
Simmer until the pan juices thicken slightly.
Lightly toast the bread and pile in the pork with its juices to finish.

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