Brandy Mustard Cream Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, flatten pork slices to 1/4-in. thickness. Place flour in a large shallow dish. Add pork, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat., In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook pork in oil and 2 tablespoons butter in batches until juices run clear, 3-4 minutes on each side. Set aside and keep warm., In the same skillet, saute mushrooms and onions in remaining butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the cream, brandy, thyme, mustard, salt, pepper and cayenne. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half, about 8 minutes., Drain linguine. Stir tomatoes into sauce mixture; add pork and heat through. Serve with linguine and sprinkle with cheese.

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy, cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add steaks and cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for rare.
• Add mustard, Worcestershire Sauce and shallot to skillet.
• Season with pepper.
• Add brandy and ignite.
• When flames subside, return to heat.
• (or just cook down a couple of minutes) Transfer steaks to plates.
• Add cream to skillet and boil until reduced to thin sauce consistency, about 2 minutes.
• Pour over steaks and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F.
• Note: to clarify butter: Put the butter in a stainless steel bowl in a 200 degree oven. After 1 hour, skim off the crust on top. Put the bowl in the refrigerator. When the butter has re solidified, turn it out of the bowl. Scrape off and discard the white solid layer of milk solids (this is what burns during frying). Wrap and refrigerate the yellow layer of clarified butter until needed. One pound of butter yields about 14 oz. of clarified butter.
• Mix the flour with the 1 teaspoon each of salt and of pepper.
• Dredge the chicken in the seasoned flour and shake off the excess.
• Heat the clarified butter in a skillet and add the chicken and sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes. Turn the chicken and sauté for 3-5 more minutes or until just done.
• Remove from the skillet and keep warm in the oven.
• Discard any butter left in the pan.
• Add the shallots, vermouth, and brandy to the pan; turn the heat to high and reduce the liquid to 3 tablespoons while stirring to scrape up any browned bits.
• Whisk in the mustard. Add the salt, pepper, and cream and cook over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is the consistency of a light gravy.
• Transfer the chicken from the oven to dinner plates, mask with the sauce, dust with the parsley and serve at once.

Steps:

• Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill, or heat a gas grill to high. Brush steaks with oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Grill steaks until cooked to desired doneness, 5-6 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to a plate and let rest for 5 minutes
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large cast-iron skillet set on grill alongside steaks. Add mushrooms and shallots to skillet and stir until mushrooms are tender and browned in spots and shallots are tender, 4-5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat; stir in brandy (caution: Mixture may ignite). Return skillet to grill. Add broth, Dijon mustard, and thyme leaves; stir to blend.
• Add cream; simmer until mushroom sauce is slightly thickened, 4-5 minutes. Season sauce to taste with salt, pepper, and cayenne.
• Spoon sauce onto plates; top each with a filet. Garnish with chives.