TheHub had bought an over abundance of sliced turkey on one of his recreational Publix shopping trips. He loves turkey sandwiches, but he only eats them sometimes on the weekends, and that amount of turkey would ruin before he ate enough sandwiches to consume it all.
When I was meal planning for the week I kept trying to come up with a plan to use it in a weeknight meal. No one can ever accuse me of linear thinking! I was watching a recap of the Preakness race, which made me think of the Kentucky Derby, which made me think of the one and only time we ever went to a horse race which was the Derby, which made me think of mint juleps, which made me think of our meals in Louisville, which made me think of Derby foods, which made think of a Hot Brown. Which was a long and convoluted path to using deli turkey.
Turkey, shaved or sliced (amount is strictly up to your personal tastes )
Keto cheese sauce
Tomato slices (one per sandwich)
Bacon (one per sandwich)
Toasted bread (one slice per open faced sandwich)
Keto cheese sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup almond flour
1/3 cup cream
1 tablespoon water (more as needed)
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon paprika
Melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the almond flour stirring to make a roux. Slowly stir in the cream and the water and cook over a low heat until the mixture is as smooth as an almond flour sauce can be (not like a regular flour sauce). Add the seasonings and the grated cheese bits at a timer , stirring constantly, until it is melted and smooth. I added a little more water because I wanted a looser sauce, but you do you and make it like you want.
Meanwhile, warm the turkey (microwave is great for this) and put it on the toast. Follow with the cheese sauce, then the bacon slice, finishing with the tomato.
I've never had a Hot Brown but this sounds delicious! Thanks for including the cheese sauce 'how-to.'
ReplyDeleteI have had them made both keto friendly and not so keto friendly. Both are really good.
DeleteThat sounds like a winner. How creative are you!
ReplyDeleteIt was really good. I had made a similar cheese sauce before for fake Mac and cheese so I had a pretty good idea of how to make it taste a little bit more like a mornay sauce
DeleteThis sounds great! Thanks for the idea, and the customization for Keto.
ReplyDeleteI have decided just about everything can be ketofied!
Delete'Hot Brown' is a new term for me. Thank you for the detailed explanation. And hooray for deliciousness.
ReplyDeleteIt is a sandwich that originated at The Brown Hotel in Louisville. I guess since it was served hot it just became known as the Hot Brown.
DeleteWow and now my ADHD does not seem so bad, does it? DOES it!!!!!! SANDWICH LOOKS LOVELY.
ReplyDeleteI refuse to face the fact that I might had a touch of ADD. I would expound more but I just saw something shiny!
DeleteThat looks delicious, minus the bacon. I like one meat at a time, and don't know why. However, I would eat the bacon, just separate from the sandwich.
ReplyDeleteIt was good even without the bread.
DeleteI haven't had a Hot Brown but I do like your line of thinking! :D
ReplyDeleteTry to imagine how much TheHub (a typical linear thinking accountant) loves my way of thinking
DeleteAre those fresh tomatoes? They make every sandwich taste better. :)
ReplyDeleteThey are fresh, but from the produce stand not from my yard. My tomatoes are growing but not ready yet. We are in a battle, humans vs. chipmunks, to see who will get the tomatoes.
DeleteYummy. Regine
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That look and sounds delicious. Thanks for the recipe.
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