Bifanas
adelaiderecipes pounds the cutlets thin so they sear instead of stew, and the beer-and-piri-piri sauce comes together in the same fat.
Bifanas move fast in the pan, and the sequence matters. In Portuguese homes and street stands, the sandwich is a staple of weekend afternoons and football crowds, slipped into a bread roll with the cooking juices still running. adelaiderecipes pounds any thick cutlets thin before they hit the fat, so the meat sears in two minutes a side rather than stewing through. The sauce comes together in the same pan: beer, piri-piri, and tomato paste reduce around the browned pork, and the roll is spread with mustard before the meat goes in.
What you'll need
Serves 5 · Stated in recipe
- 1 kg / 2.2 lbbifanas de porcoPork bifana cutlets1 kg / 2.2 lbPork bifana cutletsbifanas de porco
- 5pães tradicionaisTraditional bread rolls5Traditional bread rollspães tradicionais
- 400 ml / 1⅔ cupscerveja portuguesaPortuguese beer400 ml / 1⅔ cupsPortuguese beercerveja portuguesa
- 3 clovesalhoGarlic3 clovesGarlicalho
- 2 tbsp / 30 mlazeiteOlive oil2 tbsp / 30 mlOlive oilazeite
- 1folha de louroBay leaves1Bay leavesfolha de louro
- 150 g / 5.3 ozpolpa de tomateTomato paste150 g / 5.3 ozTomato pastepolpa de tomate
- 30 g / 1 ozcreme vegetal para culináriaVegetable cooking fat30 g / 1 ozVegetable cooking fatcreme vegetal para culinária
- 1 tbsp / 15 mlpiri-piriPiri-piri sauce1 tbsp / 15 mlPiri-piri saucepiri-piri
- to tasteMostardaMustardto tasteMustardMostarda
- to tasteSalSaltto tasteSaltSal
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- Step 101Step 01 / 05
Prepare garlic and meat
Preparar alho e carnePeel and crush or finely slice the 3 cloves of garlic. If the pork cutlets are thick, lightly pound them with a meat mallet to an even thin layer.
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Sauté aromatics
Refogar os aromáticosHeat the olive oil and vegetable cooking fat in a wide pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and bay leaf and sauté for about 2 minutes until fragrant.
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Brown the bifanas
Selar as bifanasTurn the heat to medium-high. Add the pork cutlets in a single layer (work in batches if needed) and sear for about 2 minutes per side until lightly browned.
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Add sauce and simmer
Adicionar molho e cozinharAdd the tomato paste, piri-piri sauce, and beer to the pan. Season with salt to taste. Stir to combine, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes until the sauce reduces slightly and the pork is cooked through.
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Assemble the sandwiches
Montagem das bifanasSplit the bread rolls and spread mustard on the inside. Place one or more bifanas on each roll and spoon over some of the pan sauce. Serve immediately.
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Get Whisq for iOSPeel and crush or finely slice the 3 cloves of garlic. If the pork cutlets are thick, lightly pound them with a meat mallet to an even thin layer.
Turn the heat to medium-high. Add the pork cutlets in a single layer (work in batches if needed) and sear for about 2 minutes per side until lightly browned.
Split the bread rolls and spread mustard on the inside. Place one or more bifanas on each roll and spoon over some of the pan sauce. Serve immediately.
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