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:
1 cup
Unsalted Butter1 cup
All-Purpose Flour2.5 cups
Milk1 large
Egg Yolk2 tbsps
Heavy Cream (well-chilled)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
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Arrange 2 bacon slices in an X on each serving