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Porto Francesinha

A Porto-style sandwich of three slices of toasted bread, beef, cooked ham and sausages, covered with melted cheese and hot beer-and-tomato sauce.

This version of Porto francesinha layers bread and meats with melted cheese and a sauce made with beer, tomato and stock. The amount of heat can be adjusted or omitted; francesinha recipes vary between establishments, especially in the meats and sauce.

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Total time29 min
DifficultyIntermediate
servings4
Porto Francesinha
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Method

  1. 01

    Make and thicken the sauce

    Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until the onion is soft and beginning to brown, about 6–7 minutes. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, beer, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco, if using; cook over high heat for 5 minutes. Add the beef stock and simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes. Blend the sauce and strain it if you want a finer texture. Dissolve the cornstarch in a little water, stir it into the hot sauce and cook, stirring, for another 3–4 minutes.

    29 min
  2. 02

    Cook the meats

    Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the beef steaks and sausages, turning them so they brown on both sides. Split the sausages lengthwise if you like, so they fit more easily in the sandwich.

  3. 03

    Toast the bread and assemble

    Toast the bread slices. For each sandwich, place one slice on a plate, add a beef steak and a slice of cooked ham. Cover with a second slice, arrange the sausages on top and finish with the third slice.

  4. 04

    Melt the cheese and serve

    Preheat the oven to 200 °C on the grill setting. Cover each sandwich with four slices of cheese, covering the top and sides. Bake for about 3 minutes, until the cheese has melted. Pour the hot sauce over and around the sandwich, and serve immediately.

    3 min

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