Tailgate King Recipe

Learn how to make Chef Sara Jenkins’ sandwich.

SANDWICH #4


Merguez and Frites Sandwich

Sara Jenkins, of Porchetta, Porsena

Makes 4 sandwiches


4 sandwich rolls


½ cup harissa aioli*


2 oz frozen French fries


8 sprigs cilantro


16 merguez sausage links


¼ cup extra virgin olive oil


Cook the French fries according to package directions. While fries are cooking, in a heavy-bottomed cast iron pan cook the merguez over high heat in the olive oil until crisp and brown on one side and just cooked through. Split the rolls open from the top and smear about 1 tablespoon of harissa aioli down the middle, place one sprig of cilantro and three to four merguez links in the roll. Season the hot fries with salt and pile them on each sandwich in equal parts. Drizzle a little more aioli and garnish with the remaining cilantro.


*To make ½ cup harissa aioli, mix ¼ cup harissa with ¼ cup of mayonnaise.

Feast your eyes on our sandwich slideshow.

Get the recipe for the all the sandwiches below:

1. Spicy Glazed Pig’s Head Meatloaf with Triple-Smoked Bacon and Shishito Peppers

2. Smoked Prime Rib with Pickled Green Tomato and Two Salsas

3. Tigelle con Porchetta e Crema di Funghi

4. Merguez with Frites and Harissa Aioli

5. Sweet and Sour Veal Tongue Num Pang

6. The BAD (Bacon, Apple, and Dill)