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Gourmet Chef Recipes - January 20, 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 !!!
 

Pork Filet Mignon with Onions

 
 
 
Ingredients -
 

3 pounds Filet Mignon of Pork
4 Brown Onions
7 ounces Dry White Wine
5 tablespoons Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper


Side dish :
4 large Potatoes
12 ounces Single Cream
4 ounces Swiss Cheese
Nutmeg, Salt and Pepper

 
Preparation:
 
Peel and mince the onions ; cut the filet mignon in 3 to 4 sections.

In a non-stick stewpot, medium flame, heat the oil and brown the onions in for 15 minutes (turn regularly with a wooden spoon).

Brown the meat in the onions for 5 minutes with salt and pepper, then pour the wine, cover with a lid, and let simmer for 30 minutes ; turn from time to time.

Serve each of your guest cutting slices from the meat sections.

Side dish recipe:
Grate the swiss cheese. Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin slices (with the slicer side of your grater or electric mixer) ; display them in an oven dish by layers, add salt and pepper each time one layer is completed ; spread as well a pinch of grated nutmeg and some grated cheese every other layer. Once all slices are displayed, pour the single cream in the dish ; it needs to cover exactly all potatoes ; complete with a little milk if it is not the case (leave the extra cream if you have too much).

Spread the left cheese (1/3) on top of the potatoes ; bake the whole in (pre-heated) oven at 200°C / 400°F for about 1h15. The gratin must be golden brown and the cream should be totally absorbed by the potatoes.

 
 

Salade Niçoise

 
 
 
Ingredients -
 

4 Tomatoes
1 Green Bell Pepper
1 Red Bell Repper
2 Hard-Boiled Eggs
2 Poivrades (small artichokes from Provence)
20 Stoned Black Olives
1 Onion
1 small can of Tuna in brine
1 clove of Garlic

Seasoning:
5 tablespoons of Olive Oil
2 tablespoons of Red Wine Vinegar
Salt, Fresh Ground Black Pepper

 
Preparation:
 
Peel the garlic and the onion. Mash the garlic and slice up the onion. Wash the tomatoes and the peppers.

Cut the tomatoes in 8 equal quarters. Put into the refrigerator in a strainer, on a plate, sprinkled with salt so that they lose their water.

Take out the seeds off the peppers and cut them up into thin strips. Wash the poivrades and cut them, as well as the hard-boiled eggs, into four pieces. Crumble the tuna.

Prepare vinaigrette with the oil, the vinegar and the pepper; add salt, if you wish. Put all the ingredients of the salad in a large salad bowl, coat with the vinaigrette dressing, mix delicately and serve cool. You may add some anchovy fillets to spice this salad up a little more.

 
 

Creamy Asparagus Soup

 
 
 
Ingredients -
 
6 tablespoons Butter
1 small Onion, diced
1 Celery Stalk, sliced
1 pound Green Asparagus, cut into small pieces, tips reserved
5 cups Water
Salt and Pepper
3 Egg Yolks
1 cup Whipping Cream
2 tablespoons Cornstarch
Juice and grated Zest of one Lemon
 
Preparation:
 
Heat the butter in a saucepan and sauté the onion, celery, and asparagus for 5 minutes. Add the water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, steam the asparagus tip for 5 minutes. Working in batches, purée the soup in a blender and reheat for 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. In a bowl, blend the egg yolks, cream and cornstarch to a smooth mixture. Add one cup of the soup and stir well. Pour the mixture into the saucepan; reheat and adjust the seasoning. At the last minute, stir in lemon zest and juice to desired piquancy. Serve the soup in individual bowls, garnished with the asparagus tips.