Kentucky Hot Brown

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Ingredients:

For Sauce:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 cups milk
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 egg, beaten
• salt and pepper to taste

For Sandwich:

• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 tomato, thinly sliced
• 1 pound thinly sliced cooked turkey
• 8 slices bread, toasted
• 8 slices bacon, cooked

 
Directions:

1. In a large skillet, melt ½ cup butter over medium heat. Stir in enough flour to absorb all of the butter. Slowly whisk in the milk, and 6 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. Stir in the egg to thicken the sauce, but do not allow to boil. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. Heat remaining tablespoon of butter in a small skillet. Sauté mushrooms in the butter until soft. Set aside.
3. Preheat your oven's broiler. For each Hot Brown, place two slices of toast onto a heatproof plate or dish. Cover the toast with a couple of tomato slices. Place a liberal amount of turkey onto each Hot Brown, and pour an even more liberal amount of sauce over.  Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese over the top. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
4. Place the entire dish under the broiler until the sauce is speckled brown and bubbly. Remove from broiler, crisscross two slices of bacon on top, and serve!

 
 
Note on The Kentucky Hot Brown
A hot sandwich created at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, KY in 1026. It was created as an alternative to a ham and egg late night supper. It is an open face sandwich of turkey and bacon covered in a Mornay sauce and baked or broiled until the bread is crisp and the sauce begins to brown.
 
This is still popular in the Louisville area and throughout Kentucky. This hotel is a 4 Diamond Hotel and a popular place to stay during the Kentucky Derby. Kentucky Derby is held the first Saturday in May every year.