Chivito (Montevideo's Monumental Steak Sandwich) 🥪

Name: Chivito (Montevideo's Monumental Steak Sandwich)
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2-4 servings
Cuisine: Uruguayan
Ingredients: 2 thin beef sirloin or ribeye steaks (about 150 g each); 4 slices crusty bread or 2 chivito buns; 4 slices mozzarella; 2 slices cooked ham; 4 slices bacon; 2 eggs; Butter, lettuce leaf, tomato slices; Roasted red pepper strips; Green olives; Mayonnaise and mustard; Salt and black pepper; Optional: 1 cup French fries (chivito canadiense); Olive oil for the pan

Uruguay's answer to "how much food can one sandwich hold" — and the answer is: a lot. The chivito is a full dinner between two slices of crusty bread: a thin, juicy beef sirloin grilled fast, stacked with melted mozzarella, ham, a fried egg, bacon, lettuce, tomato, roasted red pepper and piles of olives, with mayonnaise and mustard doing diplomatic duty. In Montevideo it is lunch, dinner, and the cure for a long night out. Ask for it "canadiense" (Canadian-style) and a fistful of French fries is buried right inside. Built in minutes on a screaming-hot plancha, it rewards good beef and a confident hand.

Montevideo Uruguayan ⏱ 30 min Easy

Method

1

Pat the steaks dry, season both sides with salt and pepper, and bring to room temperature 15 minutes.
2

Griddle the bacon until crisp; set aside. In the same fat, fry the eggs sunny-side; set aside.
3

Heat a heavy pan or plancha with a little olive oil until smoking; sear the steaks 1-2 minutes per side for juicy medium — thin steaks cook fast.
4

Stack mozzarella and ham on the meat in the last minute, cover the pan and let the cheese melt.
5

Butter the bread and toast face-down in the pan until golden.
6

Build: mayo and mustard on the bread, lettuce and tomato, the cheesy steak, crisp bacon, fried egg, red pepper, olives; close the top.
7

Cut in half on the diagonal (this is a sandwich that needs surgery) and serve immediately, with extra fries alongside — or buried inside.

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