The Hot Brown Recipe

The Hot Brown Recipe

Ingredients

Makes 2

MORNAY SAUCE:

• 3 tbsp (40g) butter
• 1/ cup (40g) all-purpose (plain) flour
• scant 2 cups (450ml) warmed milk
• sea salt and black pepper, to taste
• 1 cup (115g) grated Gruyere cheese, plus extra to garnish TEXAS

TOAST:

• loaf of white bread
• butter, at room temperature
• 6 slices cold cooked turkey breast
• 4 slices broiled (grilled) bacon, kept hot
• pinch of paprika, to garnish
• finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, to garnish to make the mornay sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan, then mix in the flour, stirring wel to form a thick paste (or roux). cook this over a fairly gentle heat for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly and taking care not to color the roux. gradually whisk in the warmed milk and cook the sauce over a medium heat until it comes to a boil-about 3 minutes.

Method

1. Reduce the heat to a simmer and season with salt and pepper
2. Whisk in the grated cheese until melted
3. Remove from the heat
4. Preheat the broiler (gril ) to high
5. Make the Texas Toast by cutting 4 slices from a loaf of white bread to twice the thickness of regular slices, then buttering both sides and broiling (gril ing) each slice until crisp and golden on both sides
6. To assemble the Hot Browns, place a slice of Texas Toast in each of 2 heatproof dishes
7. Top each with 3 slices of turkey breast and then pour some Mornay sauce over each
8. Sprinkle with extra cheese to garnish
9. Put under the hot broiler until the cheese is melted and everything is bubbling
10. Remove from the broiler and top each with 2 slices of hot crispy bacon, then sprinkle with the paprika and parsley
11. Cut the remaining 2 slices of toast into triangles and serve around the outside of the sandwiches

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