Francesinha
Contains gluten, dairy · sometimes contains peanut, tree nut, sesame, soy, shellfish, fish — check the label · only in an optional ingredient: egg
Restrictions
Containsgluten · dairyIt is in an ingredient you cannot leave out.
Sometimes contains — check the labelpeanut (sausage) · tree nut (sausage) · sesame (sausage) · soy (sausage) · shellfish (sausage) · fish (sausage)Some brands have it, some do not. The recipe cannot tell, so this is the one you check yourself.
Only if you add itegg (eggs)Leave that ingredient out and the dish does not have it.
Worked out from the ingredient list. It knows nothing about brands, shared equipment or cross contamination, and it is not a certification — if you have an allergy, you still have to read the label.
Ingredients
| 8 slice | sandwich bread |
| 400 g | steak (thin pieces) |
| 200 g | ham |
| 4 unit | sausage |
| 400 g | melting cheese |
| 330 ml | beer |
| 400 ml | tomato sauce |
| 250 ml | beef stock |
| 1 tbsp | hot sauce |
Optional
Not counted above. The dish works without them.
| 4 unit | eggs |
Steps
- simmer25 minsauce integrated and lightly thickenedSimmer beer, tomato sauce, beef stock and hot sauce until the alcohol edge softens and the sauce becomes cohesive but still pourable. It must flow around the sandwich rather than sit on top like paste.
- sear10 minsteak and sausage browned and cookedSear the steak quickly and cook the sausage through, then slice the sausage lengthwise if needed for a level sandwich. Avoid overcooking the steak because it will receive additional heat under the cheese.
- prep6 mincompact level sandwichesLayer bread with steak, ham and sausage and close with the second slice. Keep the filling relatively level so the cheese can drape evenly instead of sliding off a peaked sandwich.
- top4 minsandwich fully covered with cheeseCover the top and sides generously with overlapping cheese slices. The melted cheese blanket is structural to francesinha, not a modest sandwich topping.
- bake8 minvery hot oven or broiler, cheese fully meltedHeat until the cheese melts completely around the sandwich and begins to color. Watch closely under a broiler; the goal is molten coverage without drying the bread and meats.
- top2 minserve immediatelySet each sandwich in a deep plate and ladle hot sauce generously over and around it. Add a fried egg if using and serve with fries alongside, while the cheese and sauce are both piping hot.