Brown sandwich is an open-faced sandwich, topped with turkey bacon and smothered in loads and loads of cheese which makes it simply irresistible. The amount of cheese is so much that you have to eat it with a fork.
If you want to prepare this Kentucky’s delicacy at your home then we’ve got the recipe for you.
Health benefits
The brown sandwich because of its rich ingredients packs a lot of calories. If you’re watching your weight, think of this sandwich as a treat that you have sometimes.
Ingredients
boneless turkey breast, with skin (2lbs): 1
tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil: 3
kosher salt as per taste
freshly grounded black pepper as per taste
tablespoons of butter, unsalted: 4
cup of all-purpose flour: 1/4
cups of milk: 2
cup of shredded Cheddar: 1/2
cup of grated pecorino: 1/2
pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
thick slices of bread, toasted: 4
large tomatoes, sliced: 2
pinch sweet paprika
chopped fresh parsley: 1 tbsp
slices cooked bacon: 8
How To Make Kentucky’s Legendary Brown Sandwich
For the turkey bacon
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Gently rub the whole turkey breast with olive oil and generously sprinkle salt and pepper on the meat.
- Place the turkey on a roasting pan and cook until it begins to brown, about 50 minutes.
- Increase the heat to 420° F and roast until the skin gets golden and crispy
- Take out the turkey from the oven and allow it to cool.
- Cut the cooked turkey breast into thick slices of about 1/4th of an inch.
For the sauce
- Put butter and flour in a sauce pan and cook them over medium heat for 5minutes while stirring continuously.
- The roux will be slight golden in color.
- Raise the heat to medium-high and add the milk in the mixture.
- Whisk thoroughly for about 5 minutes until the sauce gets thicken.
- Season the batter with salt and pepper as per your taste.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the Cheddar, pecorino and nutmeg.
For the sandwich
- Preheat the broiler.
- Lay down the thick bread slices on a large pan.
- Equally top the sliced turkey over the bread.
- Layer with the bacon, sliced tomatoes and pecorino.
- Now generously pour down the thick sauce over the sandwiches.
- Broil the sandwiches until the sauce turns a bit brownish, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer the sandwiches to a plate and sprinkle with the paprika and parsley.
Trivia
The brown sandwich was first introduced at the Brown hotel in 1920’s by a chef named Fred K. Schmidt in Louisville, Kentucky. He came up with this idea to feed the late night revelers at the hotel.