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Chivito
A sandwich of thin steak, ham, bacon, cheese and a fried egg. Uruguay's national dish.
4 servings · 45 minutes (estimated)

Ingredients
Quantities for 4 servings.
- 500 g Beef tenderloin, in thin slices
- 4 piece Buns
- 150 g Ham
- 150 g Bacon
- 200 g Mozzarella
- 4 piece Eggs
- 2 piece Tomatoes
- 100 g Lettuce
- 60 g Green olives
- 100 g Mayonnaise
- 30 ml Vegetable oil
- to taste Salt and pepper
Method
- Pound the beef under film to four millimetres and season it.
- Fry the bacon crisp and drain it on paper.
- Get the pan very hot and sear the steaks forty-five seconds a side.
- Lay the cheese on the meat in the pan and cover it for thirty seconds so it softens.
- Fry the eggs with runny yolks and toast the cut buns in a dry pan.
- Spread mayonnaise on both halves and layer lettuce, tomato, the steak with its cheese, ham, bacon and the egg.
- Close it, spear it with a cocktail stick and an olive, and serve with chips.
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