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Kentucky Hot Brown Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Abermouse / All my dishes 6 months, 3 weeks ago 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 br... More Prep:20m Cook:20m Servings:4	Abermouse
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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 pound cooked turkey breast, thinly sliced

Grated Parmesan cheese for topping

1 (2-ounce) jar diced pimientos, drained

8 bacon slices, 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 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.

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Comments

kukla 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Love Kentucky Hot Browns :) And, thank you very much for all the background info :) Another great post, Abermouse :)

lunasea 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
These are great and I, like Kukla, loved the back story. Thanks for posting the recipe! Yumm! =)

wolfpackjack 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
MMMMMmmmmm.... definitely a late night of partying comfort food... thanks for the post....dj

zena824 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Love this!!!

notyourmomma 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
My favorite sandwich...thanks for the reminder.

conner909 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
This is another new one on me! Sounds delicious, so I am bookmarking it. Thanks for the interesting posts!

cabincrazyone 5 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I MUST try this. I'm drooling. Thanks for the great post.
... and thanks for the story of Chef Schmidt and the Brown Hotel. It adds fun to the recipe when you give the history. :^)

sas 4 months ago said:
I serve these every Kentucky Derby party and they are the bomb.

abermouse 2 weeks, 1 day ago said:
I just learned today that Bobby Flay recently challenged Joe Castro, the chef at the Brown Hotel, and his brother to a hot brown competition. The brothers won apparently, not sure if they used exact same recipe as this one. Will try to find out!

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