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- Francesinha
Francesinha
The francesinha is a typical dish of the Porto region, traditionally accompanied by French fries.
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Portions
4
Preparation time
30 min
Baking time
40 min
Difficulty
easy
Ingredients
Soft Bread
8 slices
Ham
4 slices
Tomato paste
3 teaspoons
Edam
16 slices
Sausages
4
Pork cutlets
4
Onions
2
Cloves of garlic
4
Bay leaves
3
Beer
1 liter
Meat stocks
2
Port wine
20 centiliters
Chili pepper
to taste
Preparation steps
- Step 1 : Start by cooking the sauce. Dice the Onions and Cloves of garlic and put them in a saucepan. Add the Bay leaf, Meat stock, Tomato paste, Port wine, Beer and Chili pepper.
- Step 2 : Cook over medium heat for 30 minutes, then remove the Bay leaves. Blend until you get a homogeneous sauce. You can thicken it with a tablespoon of flour if it is too liquid.
- Step 3 : While the sauce is on the stove, cook the Pork cutlets in a pan.
- Step 4 : Make up the Francesinhas, placing in order a slice of Soft Bread, a slice of Ham, a Sausage cut lengthwise, a Pork cutlet, again a slice of Soft Bread and finally 4 slices of Edam on top.
- Step 5 : Put the francesinhas in the oven at 200°C and leave them until the cheese melts. To finish, take out the francesinhas and cover them with the sauce. They are traditionally eaten with French fries.
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