World Famous Horseshoe Sandwich

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 (28 ounce) package frozen french fries (or homemade)
• 6 pieces texas toast thick bread or 6 pieces other thick bread
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 4 cups milk
• 2 lbs velveeta cheese or 1 1/2 lbs sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 2 -3 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 -3 dashes hot sauce
• salt and pepper (taste before adding)

Recipe

• 1 sandwich part: form 6 hamburgers and season to taste.
• 2 cook them, trying to keep them as evenly flat as you can.
• 3 keep warm.
• 4 begin to fry french fries.
• 5 keep warm.
• 6 toast bread until crisp.
• 7 sauce: melt the butter in a heavy saucepan.
• 8 stir in the flour.
• 9 cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
• 10 gradually stir in the 4 cups milk.
• 11 stir and cook until thick.
• 12 transfer to a large microwave-safe bowl.
• 13 whisk in the evaporated milk until smooth.
• 14 add the cut up velveeta (or cheddar).
• 15 microwave for 6 minutes.
• 16 take out and stir.
• 17 add the worcestershire and hot pepper sauce.
• 18 microwave for another 3 minutes or so, or until the sauce is smooth and hot.
• 19 take out and taste for worcestershire and hot sauce.
• 20 place spoon you were stirring with on a clean plate, away from the stove.
• 21 if mixture seems to harden too fast upon cooling, add a bit more milk.
• 22 note: i know this seems like a lot of cheese sauce and you may cut it down if you wish, but the cheese sauce is the main attraction here.
• 23 it is hard to have "too much"!
• 24 assembly is in this order: toast, hamburger, lots of cheese sauce and french fries.
• 25 i promise, you'll have no leftovers.