About this dish
A Brussels street sandwich of half a baguette packed with grilled meat, fries and sauce.
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Ingredients
🥖1 half baguette
🍔1 beef burger patty or 2 frikandellen sausages
🍟1 large portion of twice-fried Belgian fries
🥗Shredded lettuce, sliced tomato and grated carrot
🧅Chopped raw onion
🫙Sauce such as mayonnaise, andalouse or samouraï
Method
Serves 21
Fry the potato sticks at 150°C (300°F) until soft, drain and rest, then fry again at 180°C (350°F) until crisp.2
Grill or fry the burger patty or frikandellen until cooked through.3
Split the baguette lengthways without cutting all the way through, and warm it briefly.4
Layer in the salad, then the meat, then pile the hot fries on top.5
Finish with chopped onion and plenty of sauce, and eat immediately.✓ What Makes it Authentic
The mitraillette, meaning 'submachine gun', is a classic of Brussels friteries, ordered with a choice of meat and sauce such as andalouse or samouraï.
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