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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Main Dishes » Pizza, Sandwiches and Hot Dogs » A Sandwich Or Hamburger Recipe? Neither - A Delicious Uruguayan Chivito!

    A Sandwich or Hamburger Recipe? Neither - a Delicious Uruguayan Chivito!

    Nov 27, 2009 · Modified: Oct 6, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 27 Comments

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    Guest posting today and sharing his delicious recipe is Gera  from “sweets Foods". Gera lives in Uruguay(South America) and has a wonderful blog filled with great information.
    ~Erica

    What's better than a chivito?..another chivito 😀 What am I talking about?
    A "sandwich recipe" only found in my country, Uruguay!

    What it isn’t? It isn’t a panini sandwich, or a ham sandwich, or a chicken sandwich -nor is it a gourmet hamburger!
    Are you a sandwich maker? Then it'll be very easy to make and relish!

    A little of History about the Chivito
    Punta del Este (the most famous vacation-spot here and it's the Ibiza of South America!) was the cradle of its birth. In this city a lot of people, especially young people,  go to bed at sunset after dancing all night. How do they do it? Simple, they take a little nap till midnight/1 a.m. and then straight to the nightclubs!

    Why is the national sandwich of Uruguay called "chivito", which translates to "baby goat" or "little goat", yet it's made with beef?

    As the story goes, while during a blackout one night at a restaurant, a woman customer asked if she could order goat meat, as she had recently tried this meat in another country. The restaurant owner told her that he was going to make a special dish for her with what he had on hand at that time. He was limited due to the blackout.

    He prepared a toasted sandwich with butter, fillet Mignon and ham and seasoned it with other various ingredients that he had available that dark night. Although not the goat meat she had wanted, the woman was totally delighted and the "chivito" was born!

    Shall we eat?
    How to Prepare a Chivito Comun (Basic Chivito)

    Ingredients:

    • Bread (you can choose a sandwich roll, hamburger roll or it's up to you…experiment!)
    • A thin steak, usually beef tenderloin
    • Tomatoes
    • Lettuce
    • Ham
    • Mozzarella cheese
    • Mayonnaise

    Method of Preparation

    1. Cut the bread in halves,  I like to toast it a little
    2. Add mayonnaise on both sides
    3. Grill your thin steak and sprinkle a pinch of salt
    4. Put the ham and mozzarella cheese on the steak, warm till cheese melts
    5. Make the tower, add sliced tomatoes and the lettuce
    6. Put the half bread on top
    7. Enjoy!

    And the "toasted steak sandwich" called chivito has more options…
    Chivito Canadiense (Canadian Chivito)
    Nobody knows how the Canadian version came to be! Hey Canadian people, if you've some idea, you're welcome to share it 😉

    It's the standard Chivito, plus these extra ingredients:
    • Crispy bacon
    • Sliced/halved hard boiled eggs
    • Sliced onions
    • Red peppers
    • Sliced green olives
    • Pickles
    • Mushrooms
    • Sliced palm hearts

    You can add different sauces, ketchup, mustard as you might add to a hamburger recipe. Play with them to suite your taste…be imaginative 🙂

    Chivito al Plato (Chivito on a Dish)
    The same as the Canadian version without the bread and served on a dish. You'd add French fries, carrots and green bean salad. Basically, there's a mattress of veggies, potatoes or fried potatoes and on top, the meat with olives. Certainly the stack can vary depending on your wishes 🙂

    The options are endless. Veggie chivito (take off the meat and you've a delicious vegetarian sandwich), chicken instead of beef and so on.
    These Uruguayan chivitos are utterly customizable. No doubt…you'll be overjoyed!

    What do you think? Do you like them just the way they are or would you like to make some changes? Give one of these recipes a try, you won't regret it!

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    Comments

    1. Erica

      November 27, 2009 at 8:13 am

      Gera,

      Thank you so much for this post! I really appreciate it!

      Erica.

      Reply
    2. Divina

      November 27, 2009 at 8:39 am

      I must try this Uruguayan Chivito. This is my kind of sandwich.

      Reply
    3. Luigi

      November 27, 2009 at 8:51 am

      Wow that looks amazing, I thought a Chivito was a bad word. lol. Great post.

      Reply
    4. Barbara

      November 27, 2009 at 10:29 am

      That looks fabulous! Just pile everything on for me!

      Reply
    5. Gera @ SweetsFoods

      November 27, 2009 at 11:14 am

      Thanks a lot Erica!! for posting the glorious Chivito recipe (a culinary heritage of my country Uruguay)
      Every time I see the chivito I start thinking when I'll eat it again 🙂

      Have a great weekend!

      Cheers,

      Gera

      Reply
    6. Chef E

      November 27, 2009 at 11:25 am

      Gera, I love her blog as well! I also love steak sandwiches! this is beautiful, thanks for the guest blog...

      Reply
    7. rebecca subbiah

      November 27, 2009 at 11:30 am

      oh cool Gera is here, I want this for lunch!

      Reply
    8. Erica

      November 27, 2009 at 11:42 am

      Thank you everyone for visiting my blog 🙂

      Reply
    9. Nat

      November 27, 2009 at 12:30 pm

      Sandwich or Burger is does not matter...this looks FANTASTIC !

      Reply
    10. Melanie

      November 27, 2009 at 12:45 pm

      I love this sandwich idea--also I would add avocado and bacon--lettuce-tomato grilled bread with tye mayo and cheese--yummy

      Reply
    11. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      November 27, 2009 at 12:53 pm

      Sandwich? Maybe a burger? Well, it's delicious!

      Reply
    12. Ivy

      November 27, 2009 at 12:57 pm

      This sounds delicious. I'll have one with all the extras in it. The people of Uruguay resemble like the Greeks. They go out in the evening to "bouzoukia" and come home after the sun rises 🙂

      Reply
    13. karen

      November 27, 2009 at 1:51 pm

      This sounds so good! I love how thin the meat is sliced.

      Reply
    14. Barbara Bakes

      November 27, 2009 at 9:05 pm

      This sandwich looks hearty enough to feed two! Yum!

      Reply
    15. Astra Libris

      November 27, 2009 at 11:57 pm

      Ooooh, such a grand sandwich!! I love all the possibilities and variations! Thank you for introducing me to this incredible dish!

      Reply
    16. sophia

      November 28, 2009 at 1:46 am

      Wow that is one sweet sandwich! OR hamburger! either way, it looks GREAT! I would like mine with every topping!

      Reply
    17. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

      November 28, 2009 at 1:47 am

      I do love a good sadnwich and burger so thankyou so much for introducing this to us! 🙂

      Reply
    18. Erica

      November 28, 2009 at 8:12 am

      Thank you all for taking the time and read Gera's post!

      Reply
    19. Simply Life

      November 28, 2009 at 8:26 am

      Oh this looks great! Just wish I could bite right into it! 🙂

      Reply
    20. Chris

      November 28, 2009 at 4:32 pm

      I originally found Gera's blog looking for a milanesa recipe. Now this? This is INSANELY good looking and I have a tenderloin just begging to be eaten. I will 100% be making this within the week. Holy wow, this sounds just divine. I'm going to Uruguay if this keeps up.

      Reply
    21. Oysterculture

      November 28, 2009 at 10:50 pm

      Oh my - I think I'm in love, and I don't care if my husband know. This chivito sounds incredible! Gera thanks for sharing and Erica, thanks for having him on this blog to share - I am in a happy place now!

      Reply
    22. Muneeba

      December 01, 2009 at 4:57 pm

      Whatever you want to call it ... I'd like a big bite of it, pls! This is prime snacking time for me, so am salivating over this concoction 😀

      Reply
    23. Soma

      December 02, 2009 at 4:40 pm

      LOL at the story Gera!! BTW nice to see you here. A pretty hearty looking sandwich i must say.

      Reply
    24. Swapna Raghu Sanand

      December 03, 2009 at 4:45 am

      What an incredible, informative story! LOVED IT!

      Reply
    25. christina

      April 21, 2010 at 4:06 pm

      i just made this today and it was AWESOME!!! i called my father (he's from uruguay) and he couldnt be any more proud!! thanks for the post!!!

      Reply
    26. Hazel

      September 14, 2010 at 9:02 am

      Hi, I was reading your post and I just wanted to thank you for putting out such great content. There's so much nonsense on the internet these days its difficult to find anything worthwhile. I actually have cooked this recipe before, I got this book last month on recommendation from a friend and it turned out very nice! I'm extremely eager to try your variation of it though, it looks excellent. I think you might enjoy those recipes, they're very good. Thanks for the article and tips.

      Reply
    27. Anonymous

      December 30, 2010 at 2:09 pm

      [Babas] In every bar of Uruguay you can buy a Chivito 😀 I'm from Uruguay xD

      Reply

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