The Hot Brown
Ingredients
- For the Turkey (Enough for 4 portions): ⓘ
- 2 pounds boneless turkey breast with skin on ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon oil ⓘ
- 8 slices bacon ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons salted butter ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 2 cups heavy cream
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste ⓘ
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste ⓘ
- 1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese ⓘ
- 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg ⓘ
- For 4 Hot Browns: ⓘ
- 8 slices white bread, toasted
- 12 slices tomato ⓘ
- 8 tablespoons grated Pecorino Romano cheese, or to taste ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Season the skinless side of the turkey breast with 1/2 of the kosher salt and herbes de Provence. Season the skin side with the remaining kosher salt. Place turkey skin-side up into an oiled baking dish.
- Roast in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the turkey registers 148 degrees F (64 degrees C), 45 to 60 minutes.
- Place bacon on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Remove turkey from the oven and let cool.
- Bake bacon in the hot oven until about halfway cooked, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Melt butter in a pot over medium heat. Stir in flour until combined. Cook, stirring occasionally, until roux smells like cooked pie crust, about 3 minutes. Whisk in cream all at once. Cook until Mornay sauce is thickened and starting to boil, about 5 minutes. Immediately turn off the heat.
- Season Mornay sauce with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Stir in 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano cheese until combined. Add nutmeg and stir briefly.
- Cut turkey into thick slices. Pull off the skin.
- Stack 2 bread slices on top of each other and trim off the crusts. Cut 1 slice into 2 triangles. Place bread in a small baking dish set on top of a sheet pan. Top bread with 3 slices of turkey. Place 3 tomato slices in between. Ladle 1/4 of the Mornay sauce all over and cover with 2 tablespoons Pecorino Romano cheese. Sprinkle with paprika; lay the partially cooked bacon across the top. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 3 more servings.
- Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
- Bake under the broiler until bacon is crispy and the tops are well browned, about 5 minutes. Place on napkin-lined plates and sprinkle parsley over each dish.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1340
kcal
67% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).