1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter
1 divided
1 medium onion -- chopped
1/3 cup flour
3 cup milk -- heated
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
4 oz to 6 ounces american cheese
2 eggs -- well beaten
1 tbsp butter (additional)
8 strips bacon
8 slice wheat bread -- toasted
2 chicken breasts -- cooked
1 sliced
1 parmesan cheese
1 paprika
A Recipe for
Famous Hot Brown
Since Eve ate the apple, much depends on dinner. |
| Lord Byron |
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This is a recipe for Famous Hot Brown from the recipe cookbook of Recipes-to-go (Dessert)
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The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. |
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"Public and private food in America has become eatable, here and there extremely good. Only the fried potatoes go unchanged, as deadly as before." |
| Luigi Barzini, 'O America' (1977) |
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Melt 1/3 cup butter in saucepan and add onion. Cook until
transparent. Add flour and blend until smooth. Add milk, salt, and
red pepper. Stir and cook until mixture is thickand smooth. Stir in
cheese, eggs, and 1 tablespoon butter. Continue to cook, stirring
until mixture almost reaches boiling. Remove sauce from heat. Fry
bacon slices until crisp.To Assemble hot browns: 1. Toast 8 slices of
wheat bread. 2. Cut 4 in half diagonally. 3. On 4 oven proof plates,
place cut toast with points turned outward, with one whole slice in
the middle. Then layer chicken, sauce, and bacon. 4.Sprinkle
generously with Parmesan and paprika. 5.Broil 2 to 3 minutes. More
than special - a Kentucky tradition.Hint: Turkey may be substituted
for chicken. Source: To Market To Market, Southern Living Hall of
Fame, The Junior League of Owensboro, Kentucky, Inc
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Serves: 4
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