World Flavors Cookbook

Kentucky Hot Brown

Name: Kentucky Hot Brown
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 4 thick slices white toast, crusts removed; 400g roast turkey breast, sliced; 8 strips bacon, cooked; 2 tomatoes, sliced; For Mornay sauce: 3 tbsp butter, 3 tbsp flour, 400ml whole milk, 100g sharp cheddar grated, 50g Parmesan grated, salt, pepper, nutmeg

Open-faced turkey sandwich smothered in Mornay sauce, topped with bacon and tomato, then broiled — Louisville's famous late-night hotel creation.

Cuisine: United States

Ingredients

4 thick slices white toast, crusts removed
400g roast turkey breast, sliced
8 strips bacon, cooked
2 tomatoes, sliced
For Mornay sauce: 3 tbsp butter, 3 tbsp flour, 400ml whole milk, 100g sharp cheddar grated, 50g Parmesan grated, salt, pepper, nutmeg

Instructions

Make Mornay sauce: melt butter, whisk in flour, cook 1 minute. Add milk gradually. Whisk until thick. Add cheddar and half the Parmesan. Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg.
Place toast slices in individual oven-safe dishes.
Layer turkey on toast. Add tomato slices.
Ladle Mornay sauce generously over everything.
Broil 3-4 minutes until sauce bubbles and browns.
Top with bacon and remaining Parmesan.