Authentic Porto Francesinha | Epic Portuguese Sandwich Recipe
Craft an authentic Porto Francesinha at home. This traditional Portuguese sandwich stacks rich meats under a savory beer and port wine cheese sauce.
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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
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