Bauru Sandwich

Ingredients

• 4 pão francês rolls or other small crusty French rolls
• 400 g thinly sliced roast beef
• 200 g provolone or mozzarella cheese, sliced or shredded
• 1 large tomato, sliced
• 1/2 cup sliced pickled cucumbers (gherkins)
• 1 tbsp butter, for the skillet

Before you cook

• Slice each roll lengthwise without cutting all the way through.
• Pull out most of the soft crumb from inside each roll to leave a hollow shell.
• Slice the tomato into rounds.
• Slice the pickled cucumbers if they aren't already sliced.
• Slice or shred the cheese.

Steps

1. Warm a skillet over medium heat with the butter.
2. Lay the roast beef slices in the skillet and warm them for about a minute per side.
3. Remove the beef and set it aside.
4. Fill each hollowed roll with a layer of the warmed roast beef.
5. Top the beef with tomato slices and pickled cucumbers.
6. Pile the cheese over the top of each open sandwich, letting it mound above the roll's edge.
7. Slide the open-faced sandwiches under a hot broiler until the cheese melts completely and turns bubbly, about 3 minutes.
8. Close each roll over the melted cheese while it is still soft.
9. Press down gently on each sandwich and serve immediately.