KENTUCKY HOT BROWN

According to the Brown Hotel, the Kentucky Hot Brown is a sandwich that was created in 1923 by Chef Fred Schmidt at the Brown Hotel in Louisville.

The following demonstrates how memories and the recipes themselves can change with time.

All agree it is open face sandwich on toast, and has turkey and bacon.

Description of the original Hot Brown from the Brown Hotel website
Toast
Turkey
Bacon
Pimento
Mornay Sauce
And the current recipe at the Brown Hotel
Toast
Turkey
Mornay Sauce
Additional Parmesan Cheese
Browned under broiler
Topped with 2 slices bacon
From another Kentucky resident and visitor to the Brown Hotel.
Toast
Ham
Turkey
Asparagus
Bacon
Cheddar cheese sauce
Browned under broiler
Webster's New World Dictionary of Culinary Arts (1997)
Toast
Turkey
Brown Gravy
Topped with Bacon

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