Kentucky Hot Brown Recipe
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Kentucky Hot Brown

By: KLVAUGHN  
"If you're a southern belle or gentleman at heart you have to try this one! Hot turkey over hot toast and smothered in a buttery sauce. There are two things Kentucky does right--horse racing and the hot brown. This is also great for Thanksgiving leftovers!"

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Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 Hot Browns
 

Ingredients

  • 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
  • 1 tablespoon 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 1/2 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. Saute 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 about 1/4 cup sauteed mushrooms and 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. Smother that baby. 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, criss-cross two slices of bacon on top, and serve!

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 1081 | Total Fat: 65.6g | Cholesterol: 296mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2006 by FSRRMH 
As a Kentuckian, I've eaten many a Hot Brown. This is my first attempt to make one at home,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2004 by HAPPYHOMEMAKER1 
Kentucky lady approved! Here in Kentucky, we eat this often. It is great for holiday leftovers... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2003 by LKANE99 
Yum! I haven't had this in years and was so happy to find it here. I did revise a little to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2003 by Boos_Mommy 
We loved this dish!! I used cheddar cheese rather than parmesan for the sauce, and I omitted... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2003 by DOWNALONG 
This was my favorite lunch @ The Brown Hotel in Louisville when I lived there in the '60's. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2007 by LINDA MCLEAN 
Well, I've never made or even had a Kentucky Hot Brown before, but because it looked... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 4, 2007 by notlikeyourmom 
the original recipe calls for a little cream to be added and doesn't have mushrooms. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2006 by golwaysgirl 
As a native of the Derby city, I believe this is a very a good Hot Brown recipe. I recently... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 11, 2006 by MYRNA 2 
This is absolutley out of this world! I gave the recipe to one of our daughters ( the other... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2005 by JLS12 
The first time I made this, it became an instant family classic! Use a sturdy bread like sour... MORE

 
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