Homemade Francesinha

The iconic Portuguese sandwich with meats, melted cheese, and an irresistible sauce.

Time: 30 min · Servings: 1 · Calories: 1646 kcal

Ingredients

• 15 g butter
• 100 g fresh sausage
• 100 g longaniza
• 150 g beef steak
• 5 g salt
• 2 g black pepper
• 20 ml lemon
• 90 g sandwich bread
• 40 g cooked ham
• 120 g Edam cheese

Method

1. Slice the fresh sausage and longaniza.
2. Season the beef steak with salt and pepper and drizzle with lemon juice.
3. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
4. Grease a grill or pan with butter and cook the sausage and longaniza slices.
5. Cook the beef steak on the same grill for 3 minutes.
6. Lightly toast the bread slices using the meat juices left on the grill.
7. Assemble the sandwich by placing a slice of bread, the steak, a slice of jamón and a slice of cheese.
8. Add the fresh sausage, longaniza, another slice of jamón and another slice of cheese.
9. Close with the last slice of bread and cover the entire surface with the remaining cheese slices.
10. Bake for 5 minutes until the cheese is melted.
11. Serve the francesinha with a generous amount of special sauce and french fries.

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