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Chivito, a Uruguayan sandwich made with beef

Chivito, a Uruguayan sandwich made with beef

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The quintessential Uruguayan sandwich: grilled flank steak, a perfectly cooked egg, lettuce, and tomato, all served in a warm bread roll, with mayonnaise,…

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Recipe from Kittycataclysm, MarcGarver, Austncorp and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The chivito is a large Uruguayan sandwich filled with grilled beef, a perfectly cooked fried egg, lettuce, and tomato. Serve it hot, with your choice of sauces.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$4.67 $4.67 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

1 people
  • $3.90
  • $0.34
  • $0.35
  • $0.04
  • $0.01
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the bread in half lengthwise and place it in a warm spot. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cook the beef in a hot pan with a little oil.
  3. Salt and pepper the meat. ≈ 2 min
  4. Fry the egg next to the beef, or in a separate pan: the yolk should be fully cooked, not runny.
  5. Spread mayonnaise on both sides of the bread. Top with the beef, egg, a few lettuce leaves, and tomato slices. ≈ 10 min
  6. Add ketchup or mustard to taste. ≈ 3 min
  7. Close with the remaining bread and serve hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Chivito, a Uruguayan sandwich made with beef

  • 2 lettuce leaves$3.90
  • 1 tomato, sliced$0.34
  • 1 egg$0.35
  • oil-based paint$0.04
  • salt$0.01
  • pepper$0.03

Total$4.67

that's $4.67 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf of bread
  • 2 lettuce leaves
  • 1 tomato, sliced
  • 1 egg
  • 1 flank steak (beef), sliced thinly
  • oil-based paint
  • salt
  • pepper
  • mayonnaise, optional
  • ketchup, optional
  • mustard, optional

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