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Francesinha

Name: Francesinha
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: 4 Bread; 150g Steak (thinly sliced); 2 Sausage; 4 Ham; 6 leaves Sliced Cheese; 200ml Canned tomatoes; 150ml Beer; 1 tbsp Chili sauce; To taste French fries

Main Dish

⏱ 45 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

Layers of meat and cheese drenched in a rich beer-based sauce — Porto's hearty sandwich.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Francesinha means 'little Frenchie' and is said to have been created in Porto in the 1950s, inspired by the French croque-monsieur. Sausage, linguiça (smoked sausage), steak, and ham are layered between bread, blanketed with melted cheese, and drowned in a rich, spicy sauce based on tomato and beer — Porto's iconic, generously portioned specialty.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a long-established eatery in Porto, a steaming francesinha arrives with fries to be tackled with knife and fork.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Bread 4
Steak (thinly sliced) 150g
Sausage 2
Ham 4
Sliced Cheese 6 leaves
Canned tomatoes 200ml
Beer 150ml
Chili sauce 1 tbsp
French fries To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cook the steak and sausage through.
Layer ham, steak, and sausage between slices of bread to make the sandwich.
Cover the whole thing with cheese slices, put in an ovenproof dish, and melt the cheese in the oven or under the grill.
Simmer canned tomatoes, beer, and chili sauce in a pan to make the sauce.
Pour plenty of sauce over the sandwich and serve with fries.

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