According to Robert Parker's Haunted Louisville, the Brown Hotel has some ghosts. If you ask me, the dearly-not-so-departed hotel guests are probably just hanging around for one of these awesome open faced turkey & bacon sandwiches. The broiled cheesy mornay sauce would make me want to come back from the dead!
In a two-quart saucepan, melt butter and slowly whisk in flour until combined and forms a thick paste (roux). Continue to cook roux for two minutes over medium-low heat, stirring frequently. Whisk whipping cream into the roux and cook over medium heat until the cream begins to simmer, about 2-3 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and slowly whisk in Pecorino Romano cheese until the Mornay sauce is smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
For each Hot Brown, place one slice of toast in an oven safe dish and cover with 7 ounces of turkey. Take the two halves of Roma tomato and set them alongside the base of turkey and toast. Next, pour one half of the Mornay sauce to completely cover the dish. Sprinkle with additional Pecorino Romano cheese. Place entire dish under a broiler until cheese begins to brown and bubble. Remove from broiler, cross two pieces of crispy bacon on top, sprinkle with paprika and parsley, and serve immediately.
We did ours a bit different, only because I liked how the Joy of Cooking version layered the sandwich as bread, bacon, sliced tomato, and then the sliced smoked turkey. We also sliced our tomatoes instead of just halving them.
The sauce was enough for more than 5 sandwiches for us.
Next time, I'd cut the cream amount to about half so more of the sauce stays on top. You want some to drip off but you want it on top too. We topped ours with more diced bacon, cheese, and green onions.
Keep this one in mind when you have some extra turkey laying around. And if you find yourself in Louisville consider a visit to the historic Brown Hotel.
PS: Handy traveler tip - If you do go to the Brown Hotel, you get a Hot Brown, and a ghost tries to steal a bite of it, tell it to either "go to the light" or get its own damn sandwich. It's kind of like bears, don't feed them it only encourages them.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (480g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 2 | ||
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Calories: 983 | ||
Calories from Fat: 665 (68%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 73.9g | 99 % | |
Saturated Fat 42.1g | 210 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 22g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 4.5g | ||
Cholesterol 301.3mg | 93 % | |
Sodium 2095.9mg | 72 % | |
Potassium 968.5mg | 25 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 8.8g | 3 % | |
Dietary Fiber 1.5g | 6 % | |
Sugars, other 7.3g | ||
Protein 69.9g | 100 % | |
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Calories per serving: 983
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