Kentucky Hot Browns

The Kentucky Hot Brown - an open-faced turkey sandwich topped with bacon and Mornay sauce and then baked until the bread is crispy and the cheesy sauce browns - is not actually named after the finished product's coloring. It was created at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky in the 1920's.You don't need to make a special roasted turkey breast for these sandwiches; slices of leftover roasted turkey are equally as scrumptious.

Recipe courtesy Santos Loo for Cooking Channel

Photo: Kentucky Hot Browns

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 30 min
Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 15 min
 
YIELD: 4 open-faced sandwiches
LEVEL: Easy

ingredients

TURKEY:
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
    MORNAY SAUCE:
    • 1/2 cup shredded sharp yellow Cheddar
    • 1/2 cup grated pecorino
    • Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
      SANDWICH:
      • Four 3/4-inch-thick slices white bread, toasted
      • 2 large tomatoes, sliced
      • 1/4 cup grated pecorino
      • Pinch sweet paprika
      • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
      • 8 slices cooked bacon
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      Directions

      For the turkey: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper over the whole turkey breast. Place on a roasting pan and cook until it begins to brown, about 50 minutes. Raise the temperature to 400 degrees F and roast until the skin is golden brown and crispy and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the middle of the breast reads 165 degrees F, about 15 minutes more. Remove the turkey from the oven and let cool. Cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

      For the mornay sauce: Cook the butter and flour over medium heat in a pot, stirring continuously for 5 minutes; the roux will be pale gold in color. Raise the heat to medium-high and add the milk. Whisk until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the Cheddar, pecorino and nutmeg.

      For the sandwich: Preheat the broiler. Assemble the hot brown by laying the toast down in a large pan. Divide the sliced turkey over the top. Layer with the tomatoes, mornay sauce and pecorino. Place the pan under the broiler until the sauce is golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate and sprinkle with the paprika and parsley and top with the bacon.

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      • on August 07, 2012

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        I live in ky and have had this at several diff. places, some good and some not so good. I have made them at home a lot and am real excited to try this recipe. The sauce is the key and fresh tomato's a must. Thank you you for the recipe. A quick tip, rather then cook a turkey I buy turkey at the deli. (only 2 of us

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