Description
Arby’s beef and cheddar sandwich delights sandwich enthusiasts with its classic combination of roast beef and melted cheese. Homemade versions bring restaurant-quality comfort to kitchen tables, delivering satisfying flavor you can easily recreate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (453.6 g) roast beef (deli-style or homemade), thinly sliced
- 5 slices cheddar cheese (1 cup shredded cheddar)
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 onion rolls (or hamburger buns)
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Sauce Preparation: Whisk ketchup, apple cider vinegar, granulated sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and onion powder into a smooth, tangy blend, allowing flavors to meld and intensify while resting.
- Bread Preparation: Delicately toast sandwich rolls or buns until achieving a light golden-brown exterior with a subtle crispness that provides textural contrast.
- Beef Assembly: Layer thinly sliced, warmed roast beef generously across toasted bread, creating a sumptuous protein foundation for the sandwich.
- Cheese Integration: Sprinkle sharp cheddar cheese over the warm beef, leveraging residual heat to gently melt and enhance the cheese’s creamy consistency.
- Final Composition: Liberally drizzle the previously crafted zesty sauce over the cheese-covered beef, ensuring comprehensive flavor distribution and serving immediately to maintain optimal temperature and texture of this classic deli-style sandwich.
Notes
- Perfect Sauce Balance: Adjust vinegar and ketchup ratios to create a tangy-sweet profile without overpowering the beef’s rich flavor.
- Slice Beef Technique: Use a sharp knife to ensure paper-thin, uniform roast beef slices for consistent texture and easy sandwich assembly.
- Cheese Melting Hack: Let warm beef sit briefly on cheese to create a natural, gentle melting effect without drying out the meat.
- Bread Toasting Tip: Toast buns at medium heat to prevent burning, aiming for a golden-brown color with slight crispness around edges.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 1200 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg