Hot Browns

Serves: 2

Estell Schumm

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

47

Sweetness

46

Sourness

33

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2.5 cups

Milk

1 large

Egg Yolk

Directions:

1

In a large heavy skillet cook bacon in batches over moderate heat, turning it, until golden brown and crisp

2

Transfer bacon as cooked to paper towels to drain

3

Toast bread and if desired discard crusts and lightly butter toast

4

Arrange toast on 6 flameproof plates and divide turkey among toasts

5

Preheat broiler

6

In a large heavy skillet cook bacon in batches over moderate heat, turning it, until golden brown and crisp

7

Transfer bacon as cooked to paper towels to drain

8

Toast bread and if desired discard crusts and lightly butter toast

9

Arrange toast on 6 flameproof plates and divide turkey among toasts

10

Preheat broiler

11

Make sauce: In a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan melt butter over moderately low heat and whisk in flour

12

Cook roux, whisking constantly, 3 minutes

13

Add 2 cups milk in a stream, whisking, and bring sauce to a boil, whisking

14

Simmer sauce, whisking occasionally, 5 minutes

15

While sauce is simmering, in a bowl whisk together yolk and remaining cup of milk

16

Whisk about 1 cup sauce into yolk mixture

17

Remove pan from heat and whisk yolk mixture into sauce with Parmesan

18

Cook sauce over moderately low heat, whisking constantly, until a thermometer registers 160°F

19

Remove pan from heat and season sauce with white pepper and salt

20

In a small bowl whisk cream until it just holds stiff peaks and stir into sauce

21

Spoon sauce evenly over turkey and sprinkle Parmesan evenly over sauce

22

Broil sandwiches in batches about 2 to 3 inches from heat until sauce is lightly browned, about 2 minutes

23

In a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan melt butter over moderately low heat and whisk in flour

24

Cook roux, whisking constantly, 3 minutes

25

Add 2 cups milk in a stream, whisking, and bring sauce to a boil, whisking

26

Simmer sauce, whisking occasionally, 5 minutes

27

While sauce is simmering, in a bowl whisk together yolk and remaining cup of milk

28

Whisk about 1 cup sauce into yolk mixture

29

Remove pan from heat and whisk yolk mixture into sauce with Parmesan

30

Cook sauce over moderately low heat, whisking constantly, until a thermometer registers 160°F

31

Remove pan from heat and season sauce with white pepper and salt

32

In a small bowl whisk cream until it just holds stiff peaks and stir into sauce

33

Spoon sauce evenly over turkey and sprinkle Parmesan evenly over sauce

34

Broil sandwiches in batches about 2 to 3 inches from heat until sauce is lightly browned, about 2 minutes

35

Arrange 2 bacon slices in an X on each serving

36

Arrange 2 bacon slices in an X on each serving