Kentucky Hot Brown
From abermouse 16 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Chef Fred K. Schmidt at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, created The Hot Brown sandwich in 1926. In the 1920s, the Brown Hotel drew over 1,200 guests each evening for its dinner dance. The band would play until late, and when the band took bread, around midnight; people would retire to the restaurant for a bite to eat. Read more Bored with the traditional ham and eggs, Chef Schmidt, delighted his guests by creating the Hot Brown. See less
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour shopping list
- 3 cups milk shopping list
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 1 egg, room temperature and beaten shopping list
- salt and black pepper to taste shopping list
- 1/2 cup prepared whipped cream shopping list
- 8 slices toasted white bread, crust trimmed off shopping list
- 1 pound cooked turkey breast, thinly sliced shopping list
- Grated parmesan cheese for topping shopping list
- 1 (2-ounce) jar diced pimientos, drained shopping list
- 8 bacon slices, fried crisp shopping list
How to make it
- 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 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.
- Makes 4 servings of two open-faced sandwiches each.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
Love Kentucky Hot Browns :) And, thank you very much for all the background info :) Another great post, Abermouse :)
kukla
in Barrie, Ontario loved it
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These are great and I, like Kukla, loved the back story. Thanks for posting the recipe! Yumm! =)
lunasea
in Orlando loved it
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My favorite sandwich...thanks for the reminder.
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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