Authentic Porto Francesinha | Epic Portuguese Sandwich Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) olive oil
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lard
• 1 small onion (approx. 100 g / 3.5 oz), thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 can (14 oz / 400 g) diced tomatoes
• 1 3/4 cups (415 ml) beef stock
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) ruby port wine
• 2 cups (475 ml) beer
• 1 piri-piri pepper, seedless
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) Worcester sauce
• Salt (to taste)
• Black pepper (to taste)
• 2 slices of soft bread (approx. 60 g / 2 oz)
• 1 thin beef steak (150 g / 5.3 oz), tenderized
• 1 pork sausage (to taste), cut in half and sliced lengthwise
• 1 linguiça sausage (approx. 50 g / 1.7 oz), cut in half and sliced lengthwise
• 2 slices of ham (approx. 30 g / 1 oz)
• 5 slices of cheese (approx. 100 g / 3.5 oz)
• 1 egg