BBQ Roast Beef and Cheddar Sandwich

While I was enjoying my grilled roast beef and cheese sandwich I could not help but think of other roast beef sandwiches. Although I have not been to Arby's in a long time I still remember their roast beef sandwiches all covered in melted cheese and very often with a tangy barbecue sauce. With this idea I knew exactly what I wanted to do for my next leftover roast beef meal, a tangy bbq roast beef sandwich smothered in melted cheese.

I had been wanting to try making my own bbq sauce for a while and now was the perfect chance. As it turns out, making your own bbq is pretty easy and you probably have all of the ingredients that you need already. Bbq sauce starts with a tomato base such as ketchup and adds some sugar for some sweetness, some vinegar for some tang and some kind of heat. You can play around with the basic ingredients and you can add other ingredients to come up with whatever flavours that you want. I stuck with a pretty simple bbq sauce for my first attempt and it turned out pretty good! It was a nice blend of tangy, sweet and spicy and it was full of flavour. Feel free to toss in a touch of that leftover coffee gravy from the roast beef dinner while you're at it.

For the sandwich I warmed up and shredded some of my leftover roast beef and mixed it in with the bbq sauce and placed it on the bottom of the bun. Next came the cheese followed by a few minutes under the broiler to melt the cheese and it was done and ready to be eaten. This bbq roast beef sandwich was so good! How can you go wrong with moist, falling apart tender roast beef drenched in a tasty bbq sauce and covered in melted cheese?

BBQ Roast Beef and Cheddar Sandwich

(makes 1 sandwich)
Printable Recipe

Ingredients:
1/2 cup cooked roast beef (shredded and warmed up)
1/4 BBQ sauce (see below)
1 bun
1/4 cheddar cheese

Directions:
1. Mix the shredded beef and bbq sauce.
2. Place the roast beef n your bun and top with the cheese.
3. Place the open faced sandwich under the broiler until the cheese melts. (Watch this as it can burn easily.)

BBQ Sauce

(makes 1 cup)
Printable Recipe

Ingredients:
1 small onion (grated)
2 cloves garlic (grated)
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon chipotle chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Mix everything.

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