The Kentucky Hot Brown, as I understand it, originated at the Brown Derby restaurant as a late night snack for guests to eat after a long night of dancing. The kentucky hot brown is an open-faced sandwich topped with shaved turkey or chicken, sliced tomatoes, and mornay sauce that’s put under the broiler until bubbly and browned then topped with an “x’ of bacon slices and garnished with parsley.
This is the sort of sandwich that becomes a knife and fork affair.
Traditionally, the bacon is served as pictured, in an “x” over the sandwich. If you’re serving this to little ones or want it a bit easier to eat, I recommend crumbling it and sprinkling it on top of the mornay sauce after broiling. It’s for ease of eating that I diced my tomatoes instead of slicing them. You do what you will.
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
For sandwich:
- 4 slices thick toast
- 1lb turkey or chicken, cooked and sliced thin
- 8 slices bacon cooked (crumbled if desired)
- 8 slices tomatoes (or 2 small roma tomatoes, diced)
- Mornay sauce (see below)
- fresh parmesan and fresh parsley for garnish
For Mornay sauce:
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 4 Tbsp flour
- 1½c half-and-half
- ¾c grated parmesan or Romano cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
For the mornay sauce:
In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook 1-2 minutes, or until slightly golden. Stir in half-and-half and stir until sauce has thickened somewhat. Stir in grated cheese and add salt and pepper, to taste.
For the sandwiches:
Preheat the broiler. Line a baking sheet with foil. Place toast on baking sheet and divide the turkey (or chicken) among the toast and layer tomatoes on top of the turkey. Pour mornay sauce the top of each sandwich.
Place pan under the broiler for 2-3 minutes, or until mornay sauce is golden and bubbly.
Place bacon in an "x" over each sandwich and garnish with parmesan and parsley.
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