Half a baguette filled with fries, a fried burger or sausage, salad and a sauce of your choice, popular with students. Fritland sells one for €9.

The mitraillette, French for submachine gun, is a sandwich of half a baguette with fries, fried meat such as sausage, burger or steak, and a sauce, sold at friteries and cafes. It is thought to have started in Brussels, is popular among students, and is also called an americain in northern France. Fritland, a friterie near the Stock Exchange open since 1978, builds its mitraillette with a hamburger or veggie burger, salad, onions, fries and a sauce from andalouse to samourai.

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  • Fritland

    Try Homemade fresh fries with sauce

    Fritland serves authentic Belgian fries and quick favorites near the Stock Exchange, with fast service and fair prices, open every day until late.

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Make it at home

Serves 135 minEasy

Ingredients

  • 1 half baguette (sliced open)
  • 300g floury potatoes, cut into 1cm frites
  • 1 fried chicken schnitzel or 1 grilled merguez sausage or 1 minute steak
  • Vegetable oil or beef fat for deep-frying
  • 2 tbsp andalouse sauce (mayo, tomato paste, mustard, chilli)
  • Salt
  • Optional: shredded lettuce, sliced raw onion

Method

  1. Soak potato batons in cold water for 30 minutes, then dry thoroughly.
  2. Heat oil to 140C and blanch potatoes for 5 minutes; drain.
  3. Heat oil to 180C and fry potatoes for 3 to 4 minutes until golden and crisp. Salt while hot.
  4. Pan-fry your chosen meat: chicken schnitzel, merguez or minute steak.
  5. Split the baguette down the side; line the inside with sauce.
  6. Pack the baguette with hot frites, then place the meat on top.
  7. Top with more sauce, optional lettuce and onion, fold the baguette closed.

Editor tip. Eat it straight away, while the fries are hot and the baguette is still crisp.

Common allergens: Gluten.