Turkey A La John - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. butter
4 Tbsp. flour
2 c. milk
1 small onion, studded with 8 to 10 cloves
1 bay leaf
1/2 c. dry white wine or vermouth
a few drops to taste of Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
2 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
2 lb. turkey breast slices (more or less as desired)

Preparation

First, make a white sauce (Bechamel):
Melt butter over low heat.
Even commercial establishments have no substitute for butter.
Add and blend flour over low heat for 4 to 5 minutes. Caution:
Do not brown!
With a whisk, slowly add the milk.
Add the onion and bay leaf.
Cook and stir with a whisk or wooden spoon until thickened and smooth, approximately 20 minutes.
Add the wine, Tabasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
Remove onion and bay leaf.
Taste and adjust seasonings.
Combine the chopped spinach with 2/3 of the white sauce.
Put in a baking dish, approximately 10 x 14 x 2-inches and top with slices of turkey breast.
Pour remaining white sauce over turkey and sprinkle with paprika.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for about 30 minutes.
Serve with rice.