Uruguayan chivito
A Uruguayan sandwich of grilled beef with bacon, cheese, hard-boiled egg, vegetables, and mayonnaise.
This version of chivito combines thin beef steaks with bacon, cheese, cooked onion and bell pepper, plus lettuce, tomato, hard-boiled egg, and mayonnaise. It is served in rolls and can be a substantial meal.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listDocumented presence
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Milk and milk products
Mozzarella cheese
Depends on the product
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Eggs
Mayonnaise
Ingredients without verified allergen data 8
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Beef steaks, Bacon, Onion, Red bell pepper, Round rolls, Lettuce, Tomato, Eggs.
Method
- 01
Cook the bacon and vegetables
Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until done to your liking, then set it aside. Cook the onion rings for about 5 minutes. Grill the bell pepper over high heat for about 3 minutes per side, until tender and lightly browned. Set both vegetables aside.
Ready to continue when: The onion is tender and the pepper has lightly browned spots; the bacon is cooked to your liking.
11 min - 02
Cook the beef with the cheese
Cook the steaks on a hot griddle or in a skillet for about 2 minutes on one side and 1 minute on the other. Place a slice of cheese on each steak and cook for 1 more minute, until the cheese begins to melt.
Ready to continue when: The steaks are browned and the cheese is beginning to melt over the meat.
4 min - 03
Assemble the chivitos
Spread mayonnaise on the inside of each roll. Divide the lettuce, tomato slices, steaks with cheese, bacon, onion, and bell pepper among the rolls. Add the hard-boiled egg slices, close the rolls, and serve.
Ready to continue when: Each roll is closed and contains beef, cheese, bacon, vegetables, egg, and mayonnaise.
Ingredients
Sources and review
Content researched, cross-checked and automatically validated. Sources consulted:
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State: Published after documentary validation; no “Tested” label is shown.