Archive for the ‘Basics’ Category

Pastry Cream – Great Chefs

1 c Sugar 2 lg Eggs 2 ea Egg yolks 1/4 c Flour 1 1/2 c Milk, scalded 1/4 c Hazelnut paste (optional — if difficult to find) 1 c Cream, heavy 1/4 c Sugar Beat the sugar and eggs in a bowl until thick and lemon-yellow. Add flour and beat until smooth. Pour this [...]

Salmon Mousse – Great Chefs

1 c Salmon, filet (@ 8 oz per — stuffed fish) 1 lg Egg white 3/4 c Cream, heavy 1 ts Pernod 1 ts Cognac 1 tb Caviar Puree salmon filet in a food processor. Put the salmon into a stainless bowl over ice to chill and firm it up. Add the egg white and [...]

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White Chocolate Mousse – Great Chefs

1 c Sugar 1/2 c Water 8 lg Egg whites 6 lg Egg yolks 1 tb Rum, white 1 lb Chocolate, white, melted Creme fraiche Raspberry puree In a saucepan, heat the sugar and water until the mixture forms a soft ball. Put the egg whites in the bowl of a mixer, and beat them [...]

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Beef Stock – Master Chefs

2 tb Oil, vegetable 6 lb Bones, beef, meaty 2 md Onions, trimmed, quartered — don’t peel 2 lg Carrots, peeled, trimmed — coarsely chopped 2 Celery, stalks, trimmed, — coarsely chopped 1 Leek, trimmed, halved — lengthwise, coarsely — chopped, (white and — green parts) 4 Garlic, cloves, unpeeled 1 bn Parsley, stems 2 [...]

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Nantua Sauce – Great Chefs

1 tb Oil, olive 15 sm Crayfish 1 Garlic, bulb, cut in half 1 c Mirepoix ** 1 ts Peppercorns, crushed 1 Bay leaf 4 tb Mushrooms, button, chopped 1/2 c Cognac 1 c Tomatoes, chopped 2 tb Parsley, chopped 1 tb Tarragon, chopped 1/2 c Puree, tomato 4 c Stock, fish 1/2 c Cream [...]

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Chili-Corn Sauce – Master Chefs

1 md Onion, top and bottom cut — off and reserved 1 Pepper, red bell, top and — bottom cut off and re- — served 1 Pepper, green bell, top — and bottom cut off and — reserved 2 Corn, ears 2 tb Oil, vegetable or more 12 oz Beef, stew meat, (shin, — chuck, [...]

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Duck Stock – Master Chefs

5 lb Duck, parts, (backs, — necks, carcasses, and — giblets), (no livers) 2 lg Onions, coarsely chopped 2 md Carrots, peeled, trimmed — coarsely chopped 2 lg Celery, stalks, with leaves, — trimmed, coarsely chopped 2 Garlic, cloves, crushed 1 bn Parsley, stems 2 Thyme, sprigs, OR 1 pn Thyme, dried 1 Bay leaf [...]

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Lamb Stock – Master Chefs

Bones and trimmings from — 2 racks of Lamb 1/2 c Water, plus more as — needed 1 c Tomato, fresh or canned 1 md Onion, chopped 2 lg Carrots, chopped 2 ea Celery, stalks, trimmed — and chopped 5 ea Garlic, cloves, chopped 1 ea Thyme, fresh, sprig OR 1/2 ts Thyme, dried 2 [...]

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Hazelnut Praline Buttercream – Master Chefs

1 c Milk 4 Egg yolks 1/3 c Sugar, plus 1 tb Sugar 1 c Butter, unsalted, at — room temperature 4 oz Hazelnut Praline Paste * Place a medium bowl in a larger bowl of ice water. Set Aside. Bring milk to the boiling point in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Meanwhile, beat [...]

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Chocolate Mousse – Master Chefs

1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Water 4 Egg whites, room temp. 1/4 ts Cream of tartar 2 c Cream, whipping, whipped — to soft peaks 1 c Cocoa, unsweetened 4 oz Chocolate, semi-sweet, — melted, cooled to room — temperature 3 tb Espresso powder, instant For Mousse: =========== Heat sugar and water in heavy saucepan [...]

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