Wednesday 4 March 2015

Recipe #100 "Francesinha"

Francesinha is a typical dish from Porto, Portugal (my homecountry )
It is the most unhealthy and unvegan dish I know. So, I veganised it !
It's a huge soy meat sandwich with a beer-tomato like sauce on top.



Ingredients (for 2 people)


  • 1 block smoked tofu
  • 3 Linda McCartney sausages
  • 4 slices of vegan ham
  • 4 slices of non dairy based cheese
  • 4 slices of bread (loaf bread)

>> for the sauce:

  • 1 can of lager beer
  • 3 tablespoons tomato pure
  • 1 tablespoon mustard 
  • 1 tablespoon plain flour or cornflour
  • 1/4 cup soy milk
  • 1/4 cup moscatel or brandy
  • 1 tablespoon vegan butter
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 vegetable stock cube 
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Hot Paprika (3 teaspoons or more)
  • Garlic powder




Slightly fry the smoked tofu (cut the block in 1/2) and sausages.

Now make the sauce:
Pour the beer into a saucepan and add all the remaining sauce ingredients except for the flour. Bring it to a boil. Soft in the flour and stir until it's diluted. Keep this on a low flame stiring occasionally.
On a plate place one slice of bread, spread a bit of mustard on it, then one slice of cheese, then the tofu, the sausages and one slice of ham. Close this with another slice of bread. Now carefully pour generously* the sauce all over the sandwich, it is supposed to sog into the bread. On the top place a slice of cheese and serve immediately. You can sprinkle with parsley for decoration.

*(this is the trick, don't hold back on the sauce quantity!)