Rikitaki and Frikitaki [Video+Recipe] Ground Beef or Salami & Egg Sandwiches)

Rikitaki and Frikitaki [Video+Recipe] Ground Beef or Salami & Egg Sandwiches)

Learn how to make Rikitaki y Frikitaki, the Dominican sandwiches with egg, green tomatoes, and ground meat or salami popular with night revelers and weekend partiers.

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword best toasted style sandwiches, boiled egg sandwich, riki dominicano, rikitaki dominican republic recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings portions

Calories 455kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

For making rikitaki

1 pound ground beef 80/20, grade B
1 tablespoon seasoning powder or ¼ cup liquid seasoning (see tips above)
1 tablespoon salt (or to taste), divided
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup tomato sauce or 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
1 teaspoon ground paprika (optional)
1 tablespoon ground oregano
½ teaspoon hot sauce optional
4 loaves pan de agua (see tips above)
½ head cabbage shred cabbage very fine
2 thinly sliced green tomatoes
Ketchup to taste
Mayonnaise to taste

For making frikitaki

1 cup vegetable oil (for frying)
½ pound Dominican salami cut into 12 thin slices
4 eggs
Salt
4 loaves pan de agua (see tips above)
½ head cabbage shred cabbage very fine
2 thinly sliced red onion (optional)
Ketchup to taste
Mayonnaise to taste

Instructions

1. Cook the ground meat (just for rikitaki)

In a bowl, mix the ground beef with the seasoning powder and ½ tablespoon of salt.
In a skillet or braising pot heat the oil over high temperature. Add the meat and cook, stirring and breaking the clumps that form until it has browned lightly, it will release some of its own grease which helps brown the meat.
Add the water, tomato sauce, paprika, oregano, and hot sauce and mix them well, making sure there are no large clumps left. Lower the heat to the minimum, and cook until the liquid has evaporated, but the meat is still juicy. Taste it and season with salt to taste. Reserve.

1. Fry salami (just for frikitaki)

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and brown the salami on both sides. Remove from the oil and place on a paper towel to wisk excess oil.

2. Cook the eggs

Boiled eggs: While the meat cooks, place the eggs in a small pot or saucepan and add enough water to cover them (see tips above). Cook over medium heat until the water breaks the boil.
When it breaks the boil, turn off the heat, cover the pot, and wait 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove the hot water and add cold water. Press the eggs on the table to make it easier to remove the shell. Slice them and set them aside.
Fry eggs: Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan at medium-high heat and fry the eggs until the edges have turned golden brown but the yolk is still soft.
Sprinkle with salt to taste.

3. Toast the bread

Slice the bread in half. In a pan or griddle, heat until it is a little toasted. Remove it from the heat and set aside.

4. Assemble

Take a slice of bread and add mayonnaise and ketchup to taste. Place the cabbage (optional for frikitaki) on top.
For rikitaki: Top the cabbage with ground beef, then tomato, and finally eggs on top. Put the other slice of bread on top.
For frikitaki: Top the cabbage with salami, then onion, and finally eggs on top. Put the other slice of bread on top.

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