Convívio Restaurant: How do they make the best Francesinha?
Francesinha was considered by AOL Travel as one of the ten best sandwiches in the world. You can try this dish mostly anywhere in Porto, from Baixa to Vila do Conde.
However, Convívio
Restaurante was distinguished by their products quality and, most of all, by
the confection of several Portuguese dishes, including the famous Francesinha.
Porto Tasty did not miss the opportunity to interview
Convivio Restaurant's chef. Chef Sá, who has been the chef of this
restaurant for 39 years, has revealed the secret for success of one of the
best Francesinha in the city of Porto.
Recipe:
Bread of form or Bijou bread (the traditional one);
Fiambrino
Mortadella
Sausage and fresh sausage
Steak
Flamengo Cheese
Sauce: The Secret
Chef Sá
reinforced the idea that "The difference is in the sauce!". Every other
ingredient in the Francesinha is the same in every house. The first step to a
sauce like Convivio’s is the preparation of a squeeze with onion, garlic,
laurel, pork, and parsley. All this watered by oil. Then add flour, water,
white wine, tomato paste, salt, piri-piri and the secret ingredient - English
sauce. "This is the secret of our sauce," he revealed in a wave of
smiles. However, the sauce must be made in the day, added the chef.
As a conclusion, the chef confessed to Porto
Tasty that, despite being the exclusive cook of the dish - or rather, the
master of this delicacy - he never ate a Francesinha.
