The original "hot brown" sandwich
Yield: 6 Servings -
Ingredients:
- 4 oz Butter
- 6 tb Flour
- 3 c To 3.1/2-cups milk
- 6 tb Parmesan cheese; grated
- 1 Egg; beaten
- 1 oz Heavy cream; whipped Salt; to taste Pepper; to taste Roast turkey breast; sliced
- 12 sl Toast Parmesan cheese; grated
- 12 sl Bacon; fried crisp
Instructions:
To make sauce - in a skillet melt butter add flour and stir until absorbed. Stir in milk and 6 tbsp cheese; add eggs. Do not allow to boil. Remove from heat; fold in cream with seasonings. For each Hot Brown - place two slices toast in ovenproof dish. Cover toast with sliced turkey and sauce. Sprinkle with additional cheese; broil until speckled brown and bubbling. Remove from broiler; add 2 crisp strips of bacon on top. Serve at once. Source: Old Brown Hotel in Louisville KY (Bradenton Herald 6/8/95)



