Kentucky Hot Brown Recipe

Name: Kentucky Hot Brown Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons flour; 1 pint heavy cream; 3 ounces grated Pecorino Romano cheese; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 slices hearty toast; 8 to 12 ounces roasted sliced turkey; 4 slice thick-cut bacon, cooked until crisp; 1 tablespoon minced parsley leaves; Dash paprika; 4 slices ripe tomato (optional, if in season)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:10min

The Hot Brown is ostensibly an open-faced sandwich—it starts with a piece of toasted bread (the original recipe calls for Texas Toast) and gets topped with sliced roasted turkey. But from there it leaps directly into Hangover Helper territory when a precisely measured volume (known as a morethanyoucouldreasonablyhopetoneed) of cheesy, creamy Mornay sauce is poured over the top and the whole thing is placed under the broiler to bake until bubbly.

Updated at: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 02:11:00 GMT