I love to cook. This goes hand-in-hand with my love of eating! At the grocery this morning I saw a turkey roast and immediately thought: HOT BROWN. If you've never heard of it, it's like a cheesy, open-faced turkey sandwich and was made legendary by the Brown Hotel in Louisville, KY.

So thanks to my handy Windows Phone (not everyone is an iSlave), I was able to get the recipe while in the store and gathered the ingredients. The thing that jumps out at me about the recipe is the heavy cream. a QUART of heavy cream to make TWO Hot Browns!

Ashley, my girlfriend, has never had it so I hope I don't screw it up.

If you want to make this dish for yourself, here's the recipe I will be using:

The Legendary Hot Brown Recipe

Ingredients (Makes Two Hot Browns):

  • 2 oz. Whole Butter
  • 2 oz. All Purpose Flour
  • 1 Qt. Heavy Cream
  • 1/2 Cup Pecorino Romano Cheese, Plus 1 Tablespoon for Garnish
  • Salt & Pepper to Taste
  • 14 oz. Sliced Roasted Turkey Breast
  • 2 Slices of Texas Toast (Crust Trimmed)
  • 4 slices of Crispy Bacon
  • 2 Roma Tomatoes, Sliced in Half
  • Paprika, Parsley

In a two-quart saucepan, melt butter and slowly whisk in flour until combined and forms a thick paste (roux). Continue to cook roux for two minutes over medium-low heat, stirring frequently. Whisk whipping cream into the roux and cook over medium heat until the cream begins to simmer, about 2-3 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and slowly whisk in Pecorino Romano cheese until the Mornay sauce is smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.

For each Hot Brown, place one slice of toast in an oven safe dish and cover with 7 ounces of turkey. Take the two halves of Roma tomato and set them alongside the base of turkey and toast. Next, pour one half of the Mornay sauce to completely cover the dish. Sprinkle with additional Pecorino Romano cheese. Place entire dish under a broiler until cheese begins to brown and bubble. Remove from broiler, cross two pieces of crispy bacon on top, sprinkle with paprika and parsley, and serve immediately.

Here's how mine ended up (sans tomato):

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