
Uruguay / Main
Chivito
A sandwich of thin steak, ham, bacon, cheese and a fried egg. Uruguay's national dish.
Ingredients
- Beef tenderloin, in thin slices500 g
- Buns4
- Ham150 g
- Bacon150 g
- Mozzarella200 g
- Eggs4
- Tomatoes2
- Lettuce100 g
- Green olives60 g
- Mayonnaise100 g
- Vegetable oil30 ml
- Salt and pepperto taste
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 7 steps
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.



