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Ingredients
- 2 half baguettes or street rolls
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 eggs
- 2 sausages or 100 g grilled meat, optional
- 1 small onion, sliced, optional
- Chili powder or pili-pili sauce
- Salt
Method
- 01 Cook the eggs fried or as a thin omelette. Salt lightly.
- 02 If using sausages, brown them in a pan; otherwise warm the grilled meat.
- 03 Open the bread without splitting it fully. Spread mayonnaise generously.
- 04 Fill with egg, sausage or meat, and onion if using.
- 05 Dust with chili. Serve at once, still warm.
Pain mayonnaise is Kinshasa street fuel: not a sit-down plate, but a quick sandwich between errands. Mayo binds everything; chili does the rest.
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