The Kentucky Hot Brown Burger - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• For the Cheese Sauce:
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/3 cup Swiss cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
• pinch nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp Lea and Perrin’s Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• For the patties:
• 2 lb ground chuck
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup fresh white breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp garlic, finely minced
• 1/4 cup onion, grated
• 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp Lea and Perrin’s Worcestershire Sauce
• 2 tsp hot sauce (such as Frank’s Red Hot)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• For the toppings:
• 6 large, thick slices ripe tomato (from a beefsteak tomato or similar)
• Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil (for brushing on tomato)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 12 thick slices good-quality applewood smoked bacon
• 12 slices deli smoked turkey
• vegetable oil (for brushing on the grill rack)
• 12 thick slices good-quality white bread or Texas Toast
• butter (for the bread)