Francesinha (Super Indulgent Portuguese Sandwich)

Ingredients

• 2 slices white 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

For the sauce Sauce

• 1 beer
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons concentrated tomato paste
• 1/4 cup brandy or port wine
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 bay leaf
• chili flakes, to taste
• salt, to taste

Directions

1. 1

   Make the sauce first by dissolving the cornstarch into the milk.

2. 2

   Add all the other sauce ingredients and blend in food processor.

3. 3

   Put it into a pan over low heat and add the bay leaf .

4. 4

   Stir it until it starts to boil, remove bay leaf and then set aside.

5. 5

   Assemble the sandwich saving 2 slices of cheese.

6. 6

   Put the sandwich on a plate or shallow bowl and place the 2 slices of cheese on top.

7. 7

   Pour the sauce over the sandwich (should be hot, so the cheese melts).

8. 8

   Eat -- you may want a bib.