# Francesinha Sandwich

A recipe for Francesinha, a Portuguese sandwich with various meats, cheese, and a special tomato-based sauce.

- Servings: 3 servings
- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 20 piri piri peppers
- 1 package tomato paste
- 1 cup avocado oil
- 1 chunk white onions
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 cup beef stock
- 1 jar piripiry spice mix
- 1 generous amount salt
- 1 generous amount freshly ground black pepper
- 1 generous amount garlic powder
- 3 eggs
- 6 Chorizo sausages
- 2 slices old fashioned ham
- 4 slices mozzarella cheese
- 2 slices bread
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 cup porto wine
- 1 tsp chicken bullion powder
- 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp ketchup
- 1 tsp milk
- 1 tsp all purpose flour
- 1 cup oxtail stock

## Instructions

1. Crush piri piri peppers and tomato paste in a mortar and pestle.
2. In a hot skillet, sauté white onions in avocado oil until caramelized.
3. Add the chili paste, oregano, cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, ground ginger, brown sugar, and bay leaves. Mix everything together and cook for about four minutes.
4. Deglaze with beef stock. Mix and let it reduce.
5. Blend the mixture until everything is liquefied.
6. Strain the mixture through a sieve to make it superfine.
7. Season the steaks and chicken; one with salt and pepper, and the other with piri piri seasoning.
8. Grill the steaks and chicken.
9. Make the Francesinha sandwich: toast the bread, layer ham, chorizo, mozzarella cheese, steak, and more mozzarella cheese, then add the top slice of toast.
10. Bake the sandwich in the oven until the cheese melts.
11. Add the Francesinha sauce to the plate, add the sandwich, followed by a fried egg.

## Equipment

- mortar and pestle
- skillet
- wok
- blender
- sieve
- grill
- cutting board
- egg ring

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=7909209835870109&rdid=C3pAgFjsTrX0jrVr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/16d73a04-1dec-4a95-891e-6d9bc5d95133
- Extracted: 2025-03-29

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