Francesinha (Super Indulgent Portuguese Sandwich)

Begin by making the sauce. In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch into the milk until the cornstarch is fully incorporated and the mixture is smooth.

Add all the other sauce ingredients to the milk and cornstarch mixture. Then, transfer the combined ingredients to a food processor and blend until well - combined.

Pour the blended sauce into a pan and place the pan over low heat. Add the bay leaf to the sauce in the pan.

Stir the sauce continuously until it starts to boil. Once it boils, remove the bay leaf from the sauce. Then, set the sauce aside.

Assemble the sandwich, but set aside 2 slices of cheese for later.

Place the assembled sandwich on a plate or shallow bowl. Then, place the 2 reserved slices of cheese on top of the sandwich.

Pour the hot sauce over the sandwich. The heat of the sauce will melt the cheese on top.

Your Francesinha is ready to eat! You may want to use a bib to avoid any mess.