Rossini Recipes

Steps:

• Trim tenderloin of all fat and sinew. Portion into 6-ounce fillets and tie to keep shape. Set aside.
• Potato Puree: Bring the potatoes to a boil in salted water and then reduce to a simmer. Steep the minced black truffles in heavy cream. When the potatoes have fully cooked, drain in colander until dry, but still warm. Push the potatoes in a fine drum sieve or rice into a bowl. Whisk in heavy cream and butter. Finally, add truffle oil and season, to taste.
• Red Onion Confit: Sweat the onions in oil in a small rondeau until wilted and tender. Add vinegar and cook until dry. Add sugar, wine, and thyme, and cover. Cook on low heat until the liquid has been evaporated and the onions are very soft. Hold warm in pot with lid.
• Red Wine Demi-glace: Simmer wine and aromatics until almost all of the wine has evaporated, being careful not to burn. Add veal stock and reduce to until proper consistency is achieved. Strain through chinois and hold in a small bain marie.
• Assembly: Season the buffalo and foie gras on both sides with salt and pepper. Sear the seasoned Buffalo filet in a little oil on both sides until desired temperature is reached. Add seasoned foie fras and cook until just cooked through. Baste meat and foie gras with a little butter and thyme. Drain on paper towel. Place some truffled potato puree in the middle of the plate, place the buffalo on top. Take warm onion confit and place on top of the buffalo followed by foie gras. Spoon warm sauce over the top. Sprinkle with chives and a little truffle oil.

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:

• In a mixer using the whisk attachment beat cream and slowly add sugar and mascarpone. Add vanilla and beat until fairly stiff. Set aside.
• Slice the strawberries and use half the amount to make a coulis in the blender with sugar, to taste. Set aside.
• To assemble dessert line up 4 lowball red wine glasses. Break each ladyfinger into 4 pieces and place the pieces into each glass. Next pour 1/4 of the coulis into each glass. Place the remaining sliced strawberries over the lady fingers and coulis. Place the mascarpone cream mixture into a pastry bag and make a solid layer of cream in each glass. Then place the blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries, dividing evenly, over the cream. When ready to serve garnish with the sorbet, cigarettes, puff dough pencils, white chocolate ring, and mint tip.

Steps:

• Preheat oven: 400 degrees F.
• Season the veal with salt and pepper. Preheat olive oil in saute pan and sear veal. Finish in oven for approximately 12 minutes until medium rare.
• Remove from oven and let veal rest on a platter for 4 minutes. Add shallots to pan and sweat. Deglaze pan with Madeira wine. Add the demi-glace, salt, and pepper. Shave fresh truffles into sauce. Swirl butter into the sauce to finish.
• Preheat saute pan to sear foie gras. Season foie gras with salt and pepper. Sear both sides. Plate the veal, 1 piece on each of 4 plates. Pour the sauce over the veal and finish the dish with seared foie gras and slice truffles over dish.

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over high. Season beef with salt and pepper. Working in batches if necessary so as not to crowd the pan, brown the beef, about 3 minutes per side.
• Reduce heat to medium, then add peppercorns and shallots. Cook, stirring, 10 minutes. Add wine and cook, stirring up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon, until the liquid has almost evaporated. Add stock, truffle juice, and parsley stems. Bring to a boil, then cook until reduced by one-half. Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Season with salt and pepper.

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:

• 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.

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.