Au Jus Dipping Sauce -
1 Tbs butter
1 Tbs finely chopped onions
1 Tbs flour
1 (1oz)au jus mix
1 2/3 c water
Sauce -
1/2 c alfredo sauce
1/4 c mayoe
1 dash onion and garlic salt
Sandwich -
1 loaf bakery French bread (or a crusty baguette)
3/4 lb thin-sliced deli roast beef
1/2 c shredded swiss cheese
1/2 c shredded Italian cheese blend
au jus :
Melt butter,saute onions til tender-add flour and stir,add contents of gravy mix packet then gradually whisk in water,simmer while you make the sandwich.
sauce:
Stir together alfredo sauce, mayo,onion and garlic salt,
slice french bread with one horizontal slice to make a top and a bottom half and
smear sauce evenly over both pieces of sliced bread.
Put sandwicheches(open-faced)on a baking sheet under the oven broiler for about 1 min,til the sauce is bubbly and the edges of the bread barely start to brown,remove from oven.
Arrange thin sliced roast beef over both sandwich halves then sprinkle evenly with shredded cheeses; broil for another minute (still open-faced) til cheese is bubbly all over and starting to brown; remove from oven.
Put sandwich halves together and return to oven to lightly toast (very, very briefly only) top and bottom of sandwich- remove from oven and slice sandwich into 5 even servings; provide 1/3 c au jus w/each serving.

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