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Hot Brown Recipe

This recipe originated at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky over 100 years ago. It will fill you up on a cold winter day.

Hot Brown Recipe

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Ingredients
By Measure
1/2 Stick Butter
1/3 Cup Flour
1 Quart Heavy Cream
1 Bay Leaf
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese, Plus 1 Tablespoon for Garnish
Salt & Pepper to Taste
14 Ounces Sliced Roasted Turkey Breast
2 Slices of Texas Toast (Crust Trimmed)
4 Pieces of Crispy Bacon
2 Roma Tomatoes, Sliced in Half Lengthways
1 tsp Paprika
2 tsp Chopped Parsley
 


Preparation

  1. In a sauce pan over medium-high heat melt the butter then add the flour to make a roux.
  2. Cook for 2 minutes while stirring then whisk in the cream
  3. Add the bay leaf and nutmeg to the cream and bring the cream to a simmer (make sure you stir often as the roux will stick to the bottom and burn)
  4. Once it's simmering cook for two minutes then take off the heat and add the 1/2 cup of parmesan and season to taste with salt and pepper
  5. Using two small, oven-safe dishes place a slice of bread and cover with half of the turkey.
  6. Cover the turkey with half of the cream sauce then place two tomato halves along side of the toast and turkey.
  7. Sprinkle each dish with the remaining parmesan and cook under a broiler until brown and bubbly
  8. Remove from the broiler and cross two slices of bacon over each Hot Brown then garnish with a pinch of paprika and a little parsley