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Keto Kentucky Hot Brown

The Louisville Brown Hotel classic made keto. Turkey on Ketonia Texas Toast smothered in a Mornay sauce made from a Ketonia bread mix roux, topped with crispy bacon and broiled until bubbling. A true Southern icon.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Mornay Sauce
  • 57 g butter 4 tbsp
  • 17.6 g vital wheat gluten with the next 6 lines, replaces 36 g Ketonia bread mix equivalent (discontinued), 4 tbsp: 19.5g vital wheat gluten, 10.5g flax meal, 4.75g oat fiber, 4.4g almond flour, 0.75g salt, 0.12g xanthan gum, 0.06g citric acid
  • 9.4 g golden flax meal
  • 4.3 g oat fiber
  • 3.9 g almond flour
  • 0.7 g salt
  • xanthan gum a pinch
  • citric acid a pinch
  • 240 ml heavy cream 1 cup
  • 240 ml water with 1 tsp Better Than Bouillon 1 cup
  • 60 g Pecorino Romano cheese, grated 1/2 cup, plus 1 tbsp for garnish
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Sandwich
  • 198 g roasted turkey breast, sliced thick 7 oz
  • 4 slices Ketonia Texas Toast
  • 4 slices crispy bacon
  • 1 Roma tomato, quartered
  • paprika and parsley for garnish

Method
 

  1. Make Mornay sauce: in a 2-quart saucepan, melt butter and slowly whisk in Ketonia bread mix equivalent until a thick paste (roux) forms. Cook over medium-low for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Whisk in cream and bouillon water. Cook over medium until the cream begins to simmer, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in Pecorino Romano until smooth. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper.
  2. For each Hot Brown: place 2 slices of toast in an oven-safe dish - one slice cut corner to corner into 2 triangles, one left as a square. Cover with turkey. Set 4 tomato quarters and 2 toast points alongside the base. Pour half the Mornay sauce to completely cover the dish. Sprinkle with extra Pecorino Romano.
  3. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes until cheese begins to brown and bubble. Remove from oven, cross 2 pieces of crispy bacon on top, sprinkle with paprika and parsley. Serve immediately.

Notes

The Ketonia bread mix roux is the keto secret weapon here - it makes a proper bechamel-style sauce. This is one of the great American regional dishes and the keto version is genuinely excellent. Nutrition is estimated per serving.