Coupe Rossini Recipes

Steps:

• Place the strawberries in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and puree until completely smooth. Pour the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve and press to make a seedless puree. Discard the seeds. Add the sugar syrup and Grand Marnier to the puree and refrigerate until very cold.
• When ready to serve, rub the rim of each Champagne glass with the orange zest. Pour the cold Prosecco into Champagne glasses until they're each three-quarters full. Carefully stir 2 tablespoons of the puree into each glass and serve very cold.

Steps:

• For the blood orange compote, in saucepan heat orange segments and juice, blueberries, cranberry juice, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla. Bring to a boil and reduce heat until syrupy. Finish with orange flavored liqueur.
• For the raspberry coulis, place all ingredients in saucepan and cook until soft. Strain raspberries through sieve to remove all seeds.
• For the Pavlovas, preheat oven to 275 degrees F and line 3 sheet pans with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Beat egg whites, salt and cream of tartar in bowl until stiff. Add sugar a little at a time, beating until stiff and glossy. Add cornstarch, then vinegar ending with adding vanilla. Fold in poppyseeds. Make Pavlovas with teaspoon for small shells, indenting the center of each. Bake at 275 degrees F for 40 minutes, remove and cool.
• Whipped cream: place all ingredients in chilled bowl and whip.
• To plate, place 1 teaspoon raspberry coulis on bottom of plate, 1 mini pavlova, piped with whipped cream, topped with orange compote and garnish with chiffonade of fresh mint.

Steps:

• Beef:Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons clarified butter over medium-high. Season beef with salt and pepper. Add to pan and sear until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Add thyme, garlic, shallots, bay leaves, and remaining 1 tablespoon clarified butter. Transfer to oven and roast until a meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part registers 125 degrees for rare or 135 degrees for medium-rare. Remove from oven; let rest 10 minutes before carving.
• Foie Gras:In a heavy saucepan, heat clarified butter over medium. Season foie gras with salt and pepper. Add to pan and cook until brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add thyme, garlic, and shallots. Transfer to oven and cook until a meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part registers 155 degrees, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes before slicing. Pour off and reserve all but 2 tablespoons fat from pan. Set saucepan aside.
• Mushrooms: In the pan used to cook foie gras, add mushrooms, shallot, snow peas, snap peas, and English peas. Place over medium heat, tossing to combine. Season with salt and pepper, then cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Assembly:Arrange marrow bones and roasted vegetables on a large platter. Top with beef. Place foie gras on top of beef. Sprinkle mushroom-and-pea mixture around and over beef. Drizzle with sauce; serve immediately.

Steps:

• Season the filets mignons with salt and pepper; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the veal stock or demi-glace, truffle juice and chopped truffles; set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt a third of the butter with the oil and quickly fry the slices of bread until lightly browned on both sides; remove and set aside. Add another third of the butter to the skillet, and sauté the filets mignons over high heat for 4 minutes a side for rare or 5 minutes a side for medium-rare. Remove the filets from the skillet, set aside and keep warm.
• Using the same skillet and high heat, sauté the foie gras slices 90 seconds on each side and put 1 slice on each of the filets.
• Discard all fat from the skillet. While the skillet is still hot, add the Madeira, scraping the bottom of the pan. Add the veal stock mixture, bring to a quick boil, then remove from heat and stir in the remaining butter to make a silky sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• On each of two plates, place the croutons in the center and top with the filet mignon and foie gras. Garnish with a slice of truffle on the top. Spoon the sauce over and around. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Rub the beef with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, then season with salt and pepper. Set aside and let stand at room temperature about 1 hour.
• In a small bowl mash the pate de foie gras with a fork, and gradually add the Marsala, stirring the mixture until it is smooth. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in a heavy skillet. Cook the beef slices over high heat until just browned on both sides. Remove the meat from the pan.
• Reduce the heat to low, add the pate mixture, and cook, stirring, until the sauce is smooth.
• Return the beef to the pan, and cook about 2 minutes, then pour the brandy into the pan, light carefully with a match, and shake the pan until the flames subside.
• Remove the beef from the pan, transfer to a platter, and pour the sauce over the beef. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.