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Sosis bandari
Spicy sausage and tomato sandwich
Sosis bandari (سوسیس بندری): spicy port-style sausage and tomato sandwich from the Gulf
Sosis bandari, 'port-style sausage', began in the Gulf ports of Bushehr and Bandar Abbas and is now the late-night snack of sandwich shops all over Iran, from Tehran to Shiraz. Sliced beef or chicken frankfurter-style sausages (Iranian sausages are never pork) are fried with lots of onion, potato, tomato paste and chilli until sticky and hot, then stuffed into a soft baguette with pickles and tomato. It is spicy, greasy in the best way and ready in minutes. A common mistake is crowding the pan; the onion steams instead of browning, so use your widest pan. Chef's tip: a pinch of curry powder and a squeeze of lemon at the end is how the bandari shops give it their southern kick.
- Total time
- 28 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the filling
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 potatocut into 1 cm dice
- 2 onionssliced
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- 14 oz beef or chicken frankfurter-style sausagessliced into rounds
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ cup water
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
To serve
- 2 tomatoessliced
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat 3 tbsp sunflower oil in your widest frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry 1 potato for 8 minutes, turning, until golden and just tender.
8 minStep 2: Add 2 onions and fry for 5 minutes until soft and browned at the edges, then add 2 cloves garlic and 14 oz beef or chicken frankfurter-style sausages and fry for 3 minutes until the sausages colour.
8 minStep 3: Stir in ½ tsp ground turmeric, 1 tsp curry powder and 1 tsp chilli flakes for 30 seconds, then 3 tbsp tomato paste for 1 minute until it darkens. Add ½ cup water and ½ tsp salt and cook 2 minutes until thick and glossy and the sausages are steaming hot right through (165°F).
3 minStep 4: Squeeze in 1 tbsp lemon juice. Split the 4 soft baguettes or long rolls, fill with the hot mixture and add 8 sliced gherkins and 2 tomatoes. Eat straight away.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 610 kcal
- Protein
- 22 g
- Carbs
- 58 g
- Fat
- 32 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does sosis bandari take?
- About 28 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 18 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of potato?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of onions?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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