Kentucky Hot Brown
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1⁄2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1 egg, room temperature and beaten
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1⁄2 cup prepared whipped cream
- 8 slices toasted white bread, crust trimmed off
- 1 lb cooked turkey breast, thinly sliced
- grated parmesan cheese, for topping
- 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimentos, drained
- 8 slices bacon, fried crisp
directions
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
- Gradually add flour, stirring constantly, until smooth and free from lumps.
- Gradually stir in milk until sauce comes to a gentle boil, stirring constantly; remove from heat.
- Add Parmesan cheese and stir until melted and well blended.
- In a small bowl, beat egg.
- Gradually add 1 cup of hot cheese sauce, 1/3 cup at a time, to the egg, stirring constantly.
- Gradually add egg mixture to remaining sauce, stirring constantly until well blended; add salt and pepper to taste.
- Fold in whipped cream.
- For each Hot Brown sandwich, place two slices of toasted bread on a metal (or flameproof) dish.
- Cover the toast with a liberal amount of turkey.
- Pour a generous amount of sauce over the turkey.
- Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese.
- Place entire dish under a broiler until the sauce is speckled brown and bubbly.
- Remove from broiler, sprinkle with diced pimientos, cross two pieces of bacon over the top, and serve immediately.
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Reviews
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Great recipe Dropbear, and I also enjoyed the lore along with the recipe. As a Kentuckian, I'm a Hot Brown freak, and this is a really good recipe to make at home. In Lexington, we go to Ramsey's Diner for Hot Browns.) One idea I would submit is that the types of cheese can be varied and mixed. I love sharp cheddar melted with the parmesan, for instance. Thanks!
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I used to live in the south and could find these on menus. I was delighted to make them at home. My whole family thought they were a wonderful use of the leftover turkey. Sorry Dropbear, I didn't have any pimientos but I don't think it hurt the recipe at all. We'll be having these again, that's for sure.
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This was outstanding! The sauce is absolutely luscious. I had leftover ovenroasted turkey breast and made this recipe last night. It made a great change of pace from our other turkey leftover fave: hot turkey sandwiches. Now I am wondering what to do with the large amount of leftover sauce I have...it is soooo good I have to do something with it. (that I have so much left is not the fault of the recipe..we are just not big eaters and ate less than half of what the recipe for 4 made...I could adjust the amount on everything else, but nt the sauce). I was thinking that since the parmesan cream is so similar to the bechamel I usually use for lasagne..that I would just substitute the leftover I have and make a killer lasagne. The only diff I can see is it has the cheese in it instead of on it and it is just a little richer with the egg and cream...who can complain about a richer lasagne? Loved the recipe...thanks
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