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Sanduíche de mortadela
Fried mortadella and cheese roll
Sanduíche de mortadela: a crusty roll piled with a mountain of fried mortadella and melted cheese
BrazilianTourists queue for it at the Mercado Municipal in São Paulo, where the sandwich counters on the mezzanine fold slice after slice of mortadella onto a hot griddle until the stack is taller than the bread. Mortadella is a cooked pork sausage, and warming it this way crisps the edges, softens the fat and makes it taste sweeter and more peppery; a layer of melted provolone or mild cheese glues it together inside a crusty French roll. It is gloriously over the top, best eaten with both hands and a paper napkin. The mistake most people make is stacking cold mortadella flat, which stays rubbery; fold the slices loosely so the heat gets between them. Chef's tip: ask for the mortadella sliced very thin, almost see-through; thin slices ruffle up and give the sandwich its height and tenderness.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 14 oz mortadellavery thinly sliced
- 3 ½ oz provolone or mild melting cheesesliced
- 2 crusty French rollsabout 15 cm, split
- ½ oz butter (optional)softened
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat a large frying pan or griddle over a medium heat. Fold each slice of 14 oz mortadella loosely in half and then in half again, and pile them into two loose stacks in the pan.
Step 2: Cook for 3–4 minutes, turning the stacks once with a spatula, until the edges are browned and the mortadella is hot all the way through and steaming.
4 minStep 3: Lay 3 ½ oz provolone or mild melting cheese on top of each stack, add a splash of water to the pan, cover and leave for 1–2 minutes until the cheese has melted over the meat.
2 minStep 4: Meanwhile, spread ½ oz butter on the cut sides of 2 crusty French rolls if using and toast them cut side down in a second pan for 1 minute until crisp.
1 minStep 5: Slide each stack into a roll, press the top on and serve at once.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 890 kcal
- Protein
- 38 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 58 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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- How long does sanduíche de mortadela take?
- About 15 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
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