Recipe: Kaelin's Restaurant Swiss Hot Brown Sandwich (Louisville, KY)

I also have the "original hot brown" from the Brown Hotel in Louisville, KY.

Kaelin's Swiss Hot Brown Sandwich

FOR THE SWISS CHEESE SAUCE:
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1 cup Parmesan cheese -- grated
8 ounces Swiss cheese -- finely diced

TO ASSEMBLE:
12 slices toast slices -- cut diagonal
1 pound cooked turkey breasts -- deli lunchmeat
12 slices cooked bacon -- crisp, drained
12 slices ripe tomato

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

Melt butter in a small saucepan. When just beginning to bubble, add flour. Stir well to incorporate into butter. Cook until the roux thickens and begins to bubble, 1 minute or 2.

Add milk, stirring constantly to work out the lumps. Add cream and stir to blend. Add nutmeg and ginger.

When mixture just comes to the boil, remove from heat and add cheeses. Stir to mix.

On heat-resistant plates, place 4 toast halves. Cover with turkey breast slices, then top with bacon and tomato. Cover to taste with the Swiss cheese sauce. Put plate on cookie sheet to avoid spillage.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Put hot plate on serving underliner. Serve hot and bubbly.

Servings: 6
Recipe by: Chef Mike Manning at Kaelin's Restaurant, Louisville, KY
Source: Cook's Corner, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY