Blue Cheese Foam With Port Wine Reduction Recipes

Steps:

• Place the olive oil, basil, oregano, thyme, garlic and a pinch each of salt and pepper in a blender. Blend until the garlic and herbs are well minced.
• Rub the lamb with the herb paste and let sit while you make the port wine sauce.
• Combine the port wine and demi-glace in a small saucepan and simmer until thickened.
• Slick a large frying pan with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Place the lamb in the pan and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Transfer to a carving board and let rest.
• Pour the oil from the frying pan into the blender along with some basil and butter; blend to a puree. Set the basil butter aside.
• Cut the lamb into small cubes.
• Make the wontons: To each wonton wrapper, add some port wine sauce followed by 2 or 3 pieces of lamb and some basil butter. Moisten the edges of the wrapper with water. Gather the wrapper to enclose the filling; pinch to seal.
• Deep-fry the wontons until golden brown.
• Serve the wontons, three to a plate, on a bed of chopped purple kale. Drizzle with additional port wine sauce and basil butter.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender. Stir in the beef broth, scraping any onion bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup. Set aside. This may also be made ahead of time, and reheated.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in a cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet over high heat. Sear steaks quickly on both sides until brown, then place the whole pan into the oven.
• Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 minutes for medium rare - with an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). You may adjust this time to allow the steaks to finish just below your desired degree of doneness if medium is not what you prefer. Remove from the oven, and place on a baking sheet. Stir together the panko crumbs and blue cheese. Top each steak with a layer of this mixture.
• Preheat the oven's broiler. Place steaks under the preheated broiler until the cheese topping is browned and bubbly. 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let stand for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve with warm port wine sauce.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender. Stir in the beef broth, scraping any onion bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup. Set aside. This may also be made ahead of time and reheated.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Heat oil in a cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet over high heat. Sear steaks quickly on both sides until brown, then place the entire pan into the oven.
• Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 minutes for medium rare, with an internal temperature of 145°F You may adjust this time to allow the steaks to finish just below your desired degree of doneness if medium is not what you prefer. Remove from the oven. Stir together the bread crumbs and blue cheese. Top each steak with a layer of this mixture.
• Preheat the oven's broiler. Place steaks under the preheated broiler until the cheese topping is browned and bubbly, 3 - 4 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with warm port wine sauce.