Francesinha (Super Indulgent Portuguese Sandwich)

Sarah_Jayne's Note:

This looks very yummy but certainly not one for the diet! Apparently, it is the Portuguese take on the French croque-monsieur.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 1

• 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
• ¼ cup brandy or ¼ cup port wine
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 bay leaf
• chili flakes , to taste
• salt , to taste

Directions:

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.

Reviews

[Mia #3]

Greetings from Portugal, this is truely a marvlous receipe, I make it often. My the kids just love it. We usually don't use roast beef, instead we use a very thin steaks, and pepperonie sausage, the rest of the receipe is the same. It is served with french-fries surrounded all the way around the plate, its very good, but very bad for the waist-line !! LOL LOL, but who cares!!!