Medium

Original Hot Brown

Total Time
1h 18m
26m prep · 52m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🥜 Nut-Free

A hot brown sandwich is a broiled, open-face turkey, bacon, tomato, and cheese sandwich. The recipe originally came from the Brown Hotel in Louisville, KY. I have altered it based on how I have had it served in restaurants in Louisville. This is a good way to use leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, and my husband looks forward to it every year.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cups butter
  • 0.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups milk
  • 6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions

  1. 1

    Make sauce: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour; cook and stir until it begins to brown slightly. Gradually whisk in milk so that no lumps form; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Mix in Parmesan cheese and stir in beaten egg to thicken; remove from heat and stir in cream.

  2. 2

    Preheat the oven's broiler.

  3. 3

    Make sandwiches: For each hot brown, place two slices toast into the bottom of an individual-sized casserole dish. Cover with a liberal amount of roasted turkey and tomato slices. Season with salt and pepper; spoon sauce over top of each one and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

  4. 4

    Place the dishes under the preheated broiler and cook until speckled brown on top, about 5 minutes. Remove and arrange two slices bacon in a cross shape on top of each sandwich.

Nutrition Facts

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