David and Nicole's Recipes » shallots http://hiphopcookbook.com/recipes Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:13:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Steak with Jalapeno Butter http://hiphopcookbook.com/recipes/meat/steak-with-jalapeno-butter/ http://hiphopcookbook.com/recipes/meat/steak-with-jalapeno-butter/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:51:33 +0000 nicole http://davidandnicole.ca/food/meat/steak-with-jalapeno-butter/
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1 jalapeno, minced
  • sea salt and cracked pepper
  • 2 steaks
    1. Combine the butter, shallot, and jalapeno and mix well. Season lightly with salt.
    2. Chill.
    3. Season the steaks with salt and pepper.
    4. Pan fry the steaks in about 2 tbsp of the jalapeno butter for 4 minutes each side.  The butter will likely burn so just leave all the burnt stuff in the pan.
    5. Serve the steaks with the remaining butter.
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  • 1 lb turnips, peeled, diced small, uniformly
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 tsp chicken bouillon
  • cracked pepper
  • grated parmesan
    1. Heat the olive oil in a dutch oven and then saute the shallot until tender.
    2. Add the turnip and stir 2 minutes.
    3. Mix the boiling water with the chicken bouillon and pour it into the pot, a little at a time, stirring.
    4. Continue stirring for about 10 minutes, until the turnip is very soft.
    5. Stir in the butter, parmesan, and cracked pepper.  Serve.
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  • strong hot coffee
  • kosher salt
  • brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups cold water
  • 2 1/4" thick lemon slices
  • 2 tsp black peppercorns
  • 2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 ground coriander
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 slice bacon, diced
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 3 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp dijon
  • 1 tbsp heavy cream
  • 2 tsp worcestershire sauce
    1. Combine 1/4 cup of coffee, 2 tbsp salt, 2 tbsp brown sugar, and whisk until dissolved.
    2. Stir in the water, lemon, peppercorns, mustard, coriander, and cool to room temperature.
    3. Pour into a large ziploc bag and add 2 chicken breasts.  Chill 3 hours.
    4. Drain, dry the breasts, and discard the brine.  Grill the chicken until cooked.
    5. Meanwhile, saute the the bacon in a saucepan 2 minutes.  Add the shallot and saute 3 minutes.
    6. Stir in 3 tbsp coffee, and the vinegar.  Bring to a boil and then stir in the dijon, cream, and worcestershire sauce.  Simmer 5 minutes.
    7. Check the seasoning of the sauce.
    8. Serve the chicken with the sauce.
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  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 4 canned plum tomatoes, crushed
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp dijon
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp molasses
  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste or concentrate
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • 2 tsp ancho chile powder
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • kosher salt and pepper
  • olive oil
  • 2 steaks
    1.  Melt the butter in a saucepan with the shallot and the garlic. Saute 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, ketchup, water, dijon, sugar, and tamarind.
    2. Stir in the cayenne, chile powder, paprika. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer 15 minutes.
    3. Puree the sauce in a blender until smooth. Return to the saucepan and simmer 20 minutes more.
    4. Heat the grill.  Brush the steaks with olive oil and then rub with salt and pepper.
    5. Remove about 1 cup of the sauce to baste with.  Grill the steaks, basting with the reserved sauce.
    6. Serve with the remaining sauce.
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  • 1 large yam, unpeeled
  • salt
  • 2 oz. bacon, diced
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp dry rosemary
  • cracked pepper
    1. Boil the yam in salted water for 20 to 30 minutes, until cooked but firm.  Drain.
    2. Heat a skillet and saute the bacon until crisp.  Remove to drain on paper towel.
    3. Add the shallot to the rendered bacon fat and saute 3 minutes.  Stir in the vinegar and deglze 1 minute.
    4. Heat the grill.
    5. Whisk in 1 tbsp olive oil, the rosemary and some pepper.
    6. Slice the yam and brush with olive oil.  Season with salt.  Grill 5 minutes.
    7. Sprinkle with the bacon and drizzle with the vinaigrette.
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  • 2 filet mignon
  • salt
  • cracked pepper
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup cognac
  • 2 tsp dijon
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tsp worcestershire sauce
  • 2 drops tabasco
    1. Season the filets with salt and pepper on both sides.
    2. Melt the butter in a large skillet on medium high heat.  Add the meat and cook1 minute on each side. 
    3. Stir in the shallots and the garlic and cook stirring 30 seconds.  Add the mushrooms and saute 2 minutes.
    4. Place the meat to the side, under tin foil to keep warm.
    5. Add the cognac to the pan and then tip it away and ignite the cognac with a match.
    6. When the flame has burned out add the mustard and cream and stir for 1 minute.
    7. Add the worcestershire sauce, and the tabasco and stir to combine.
    8. Return the meat to the pan and heat, turning to coat.
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  • 1 lb fingerling potatoes, rinsed, halved
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 2 tsp dry sage
  • 2 tsp dry thyme
  • olive oil
  • coarse salt and cracked pepper
    1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
    2. Lay the potatoes and the garlic on a large baking sheet.  Sprinkle with shallots, sage, and thyme.
    3. Drizzle with olive oil.  Toss to mix.
    4. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
    5. Bake for about 45 minutes.  Serve.
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  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 heads radicchio, cored
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
    1. Heat the oil in a large non stick skillet on high until almost smoking.
    2. Add the shallot and the lemon zest and saute 5 minutes.  Add the radicchio and toss 1 minute, just to wilt.
    3. Season with salt and pepper.
    4. Sprinkle each head with 1 tbsp of vinegar.
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  • 1/2 lb spaghetti, uncooked
  • 4 eggs, beated
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp parsley, minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp cracked pepper
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
    1. Boil the noodles in salted water.
    2. On low heat, melt the butter in a dutch oven.
    3. Saute the garlic, parsley, and shallot until tender.  Season with salt and pepper.
    4. Pour in the eggs.  Stir in the cheddar.
    5. Toss in the noodles.  Serve.
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  • butter
  • 2 shallots, minced
  • 1/2 lb button mushrooms
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 steaks
  • 1 tsp dijon
  • 1/2 cup creme fraiche
    1. Melt 1 oz of butter in a skillet and then add the shallots.  Saute 2 minutes and then add another ounce of butter.
    2. Toss in the mushrooms and cook 5 minutes.
    3. Sprinkle in the nutmeg, and then season to taste with salt and pepper.
    4. Remove the mushrooms to a plate.
    5. Season the steak with salt and cracked pepper.  Fry the steaks in the hot butter on both sides.
    6. Return the mushrooms to the pan and then stir in the dijon and the creme fraiche.  Serve.
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