Hot Brown Sandwich Recipe
This Hot Brown is an open-faced sandwich layered with turkey, crisp bacon, sun-ripened tomatoes and creamy cheese sauce. Quick, satisfying, and delicious, this classic diner-style sandwich is a great dinner.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: sandwich
- Method: stovetop/broiler
- Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1–2 pinches ground cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan plus more for a sprinkle on the top
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- 4 slices white bread
- 8 slices bacon cooked crisp
- 1 large tomato cut into thin slices
- 1 lb deli smoked turkey sliced
- 1–2 pinches paprika
Instructions
- Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium low heat. Whisk in flour; whisking continuously for 2-3 minutes. Slowly add the milk; whisking continuously. Cook over low heat until thickened; stirring frequently. Whisk in the ground cayenne pepper.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and whisk in the cheddar and Parmesan slowly. Continue stirring until cheese is completely melted. Season with kosher salt and black pepper to taste.
- Toast bread, microwave the deli meat for 10-15 seconds to get the chill off. Assemble sandwich by dividing the turkey over the four slices of toast. Add several tablespoons of the sauce to each sandwich.
- Top each sandwich with tomato slices and 2 slices of bacon. Divide the rest of the sauce between the sandwiches. Sprinkle with a little bit of grated Parmesan and a sprinkle of paprika.
- Place under the broiler for 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned. Make sure you keep an eye on the sandwiches under the broiler as I have always found broilers unpredictable.
Notes
- Use good quality smoked turkey and nitrate free smoked bacon.
- If you have homegrown tomatoes or access to them use them. Fresh homegrown tomatoes take this Hot Brown Sandwich over the top.
- Bakery fresh white bread works best for this recipe however I have used whole wheat and European white with good results.
- For taste variation hold the paprika and sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg.
- Parmesan, cheddar or a mixture of both work well in the sauce.
- Assemble the sandwiches on a baking sheet so you place them under the broiler for a couple of minutes. Sometimes I place the bacon and then the tomatoes on top of the sauce. This allows the bacon and tomatoes to broil just a tad.
- Garnish with a sprinkle of paprika, nutmeg, or chopped fresh parsley.
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