Kentucky Hot Brown

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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 bread, crust trimmed off
• 1 lb cooked turkey breast, thinly sliced
• grated parmesan cheese, for topping
• 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimentos, drained
• 8 slices bacon, fried crisp

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
• 2 gradually add flour, stirring constantly, until smooth and free from lumps.
• 3 gradually stir in milk until sauce comes to a gentle boil, stirring constantly; remove from heat.
• 4 add parmesan cheese and stir until melted and well blended.
• 5 in a small bowl, beat egg.
• 6 gradually add 1 cup of hot cheese sauce, 1/3 cup at a time, to the egg, stirring constantly.
• 7 gradually add egg mixture to remaining sauce, stirring constantly until well blended; add salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 fold in whipped cream.
• 9 for each hot brown sandwich, place two slices of toasted bread on a metal (or flameproof) dish.
• 10 cover the toast with a liberal amount of turkey.
• 11 pour a generous amount of sauce over the turkey.
• 12 sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese.
• 13 place entire dish under a broiler until the sauce is speckled brown and bubbly.
• 14 remove from broiler, sprinkle with diced pimientos, cross two pieces of bacon over the top, and serve immediately.