Francesinha (super Indulgent Portuguese Sandwich)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 slices bread
• 2 slices smoked ham
• 4 slices cheese, something melty like a dutch cheese
• 1 cooked sausage, sliced, something along the lines of chorizo
• 1 slice roast beef
• 1 beer
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons concentrated tomato paste
• 1/4 cup brandy or 1/4 cup port wine
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 bay leaf
• chili flakes, to taste
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 make the sauce first by dissolving the cornstarch into the milk.
• 2 add all the other sauce ingredients and blend in food processor.
• 3 put it into a pan over low heat and add the bay leaf .
• 4 stir it until it starts to boil, remove bay leaf and then set aside.
• 5 assemble the sandwich saving 2 slices of cheese.
• 6 put the sandwich on a plate or shallow bowl and place the 2 slices of cheese on top.
• 7 pour the sauce over the sandwich (should be hot, so the cheese melts).
• 8 eat -- you may want a bib.