Recipe: Kentucky Hot Browns

Kentucky Hot Browns
rec.food.recipes/Neris/1999

An incredible hot turkey sandwich that is a Kentucky Tradition.

3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1 egg yolk, beaten
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese (or your favorite cheese)
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Tabasco sauce (a dash or two, or to taste)
4 slices dense bread, toasted
8 turkey slices (or enough to cover 4 bread slices)
4 slices bacon, cooked
4 slices fresh tomato

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add flour, stirring, to make a smooth paste. Cook for several minutes. Whisk in milk gradually, stirring constantly. Add a small amount of the hot milk mixture to the beaten yolk and whisk until smooth. Return the yolk-milk mixture to the saucepan and simmer until thickened, stirring constantly. Add cheeses and Tabasco and cook until cheese is melted and sauce is thick and smooth.

Place the toasted bread slices in individual ovenproof dishes.

Warm the turkey slices (the microwave works well) and place turkey on the toasted bread. Pour the cheese sauce over the turkey. Place the bacon slices on top of the sauce and top each with a tomato slice.

Bake in the oven until the cheese sauce begins to bubble. Serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings