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Gourmet Chef Recipes - January 14, 2007

Gourmet Chef Recipes presents recipes, culinary techniques, presentation styles, menu ideas and party planning.

Today we celebrate French cuisine with 3 delicious recipes that go
together beautifully.

Print and Prepare !!!
 

Chilled Leek and Potato Soup with Orange

 
 
 
Ingredients -
 
4 Leeks, white and tender green part only
3 tablespoons Butter
4 medium Yellow Onions, peeled and thinly sliced
5 medium Potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
1 1/2 quarts Chicken Stock
2/3 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
Zest and Juice of one Orange
Salt
Fresh Ground Black Pepper
 
Preparation:
 
Slice the leeks in half lengthwise; clean and chop finely. Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan, add the leeks and the onions and cook 15 minutes over medium-low heat. Do not allow the vegetables to brown. Add the sliced potatoes to the pan; cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the chicken broth; bring to a boil, then turn the heat down and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. In the meantime, add the orange zest to the whipping cream. Puree the soup in a food processor until smooth (or use a hand-held mixer); add the orange juice and leave to cool. Add the orange-infused whipping cream and whisk; add salt and pepper to taste. Chill until ready to serve.
 
 

Roast Chicken Provencal

 
 
 
Ingredients -
 

1 Whole Roasting Chicken
2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tablespoon minced Garlic
1 tablespoon Freshly Ground Course Black Pepper
zest and juice from one Fresh Lemon
1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme or 1 teaspoon Dry Thyme
1/2 teaspoon Fresh Rosemary or 1/4 teaspoon Dry Rosemary
1 teaspoon Fresh Oregano or 1/2 teaspoon Dry Oregano
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt or Sea Salt

 
Preparation:
 
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees. Rinse chicken and set aside.

Prepare the marinade. Zest the lemon, mince the zest placing it in a medium size stainless steel bowl. Once the lemon has been zested you may juice the lemon, placing the juice in the bowl with the zest.

Prepare all of the herbs, mince all and add them to the bowl with all remaining ingredients. Mix all ingredients well and reserve. Place the chicken in a large stainless steal bowl. Slightly pull the skin from the breast section and place a bit of the Provencal marinade between the breast meat and the skin. Pour the remaining marinade over the entire chicken making sure that the entire chicken is coated well.

Place a chicken roaster in a roasting pan, place the chicken upright on the roaster and place in the preheated oven for 50 minutes or until the chicken has reached 165 degrees.

Finish this meal with rosemary roasted potatoes, or mashed potatoes and some fresh vegetables.

 
 

Chocolate Mousse

 
 
 
Ingredients -
 
8 ounces plain Bitter Chocolate
1 ounce Unsalted Butter
1 1/2 ounces Sugar
4 Eggs
2 tablespoons Sour Cream
3 tabelspoons Cointreau (or any orange type liquor)
 
Preparation:
 
Separate the egg yolks from white. In a large salad bowl, whisk together the yolks and the sugar until the mixture gets clearer and smooth.

Cut the chocolate and butter in small squares and put them in a small heavy saucepan with 2 spoons of Cointreau and 2 spoons of water. Melt the whole over a low heat, stirring non stop with a wooden spoon until smooth. The chocolate must not stick to the pan.

Pour the melted chocolate in the egg and sugar mixture and stir ; add the left spoon of liquor, mix, add the cream and stir.

Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until frothy. They must get "hard" (the real test is to turn the bowl upside down and the whites should not fall down !!!).

Spoon by spoon (quarter by quarter) , gently incorporate the egg whites to the chocolate mixture; you can do it simply with a whisk (you just need to do quick and light moves, you must not "break" the bubbles kept in the whites).

Evenly pour the mousse in the 4 soufflé dishes (you can as well use 6 to 8 ramequins to serve more guests). Leave in fridge for at least 3 hours before serving (the mousse should get "hard").

Decorate with orange strips, a teaspoon of sour cream or coffee beans...