Preparation

Step 1
Toast the bread. Cut the sausage in half lengthways.
Step 2
Season the steak with salt and pepper, place the frying pan on the stove with the butter and fry the steak on both sides. Set aside.
Step 3
Assemble the Francesinha in the following order: slice of bread, ham, sausage, steak, slice of bread, and then cheese. Set aside.
Step 4
Sauté the chopped onion in olive oil, add the chopped garlic, chilli and bay leaf.
Step 5
Add the tomatoes, beer, wine, water, Worcestershire sauce and beef stock cube. Let boil for 10 minutes. Season with salt.
Step 6
Dissolve the cornstarch in cold water and stir it in. Finally, add the Port wine and boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and blend with a hand blender.
Step 7
Pour 3 tbsp of the sauce over the Francesinha and cook in the oven at 180°C on grill mode for 5 minutes.
Step 8
Pour the remaining sauce over the Francesinha.
Step 9
Fry the egg in a pan with the olive oil and place on top of the Francesinha.
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