Best Blue Cheese Foam With Port Wine Reduction Recipes

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET MIGNON WITH PORT WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender. Stir in the beef broth, scraping any onion bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup. Set aside. This may also be made ahead of time and reheated.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Heat oil in a cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet over high heat. Sear steaks quickly on both sides until brown, then place the entire pan into the oven.
• Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 minutes for medium rare, with an internal temperature of 145°F You may adjust this time to allow the steaks to finish just below your desired degree of doneness if medium is not what you prefer. Remove from the oven. Stir together the bread crumbs and blue cheese. Top each steak with a layer of this mixture.
• Preheat the oven's broiler. Place steaks under the preheated broiler until the cheese topping is browned and bubbly, 3 - 4 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with warm port wine sauce.

PORT AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• In a deep saucepan combine the wine, Port, sugar, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, and lemon zest. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the sugar is melted. Simmer the pears for 10 to 20 minutes, or until they are fork tender. Remove the pears and boil the poaching liquid until it has reduced to a syrupy glaze. Stuff the pears with the cheese.
• Pour 3 tablespoons of glaze on each plate and tilt the plate to form an abstract design. Place one pear, stem end up, on each plate. Garnish with mint sprigs.
• Suggested drink: Port

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET MIGNON WITH PORT WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender. Stir in the beef broth, scraping any onion bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup. Set aside. This may also be made ahead of time, and reheated.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in a cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet over high heat. Sear steaks quickly on both sides until brown, then place the whole pan into the oven.
• Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 minutes for medium rare - with an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). You may adjust this time to allow the steaks to finish just below your desired degree of doneness if medium is not what you prefer. Remove from the oven, and place on a baking sheet. Stir together the panko crumbs and blue cheese. Top each steak with a layer of this mixture.
• Preheat the oven's broiler. Place steaks under the preheated broiler until the cheese topping is browned and bubbly. 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let stand for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve with warm port wine sauce.

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET WITH POTATO AND CORN HASH AND A PORT REDUCTION

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large oven-safe skillet add 1/4 cup of the oil and get the pan warm over medium-low heat on the stovetop. Add the diced onion, garlic, and corn kernels. Saute together until the corn feels cooked to the bite. This takes about 5 minutes. Then, set aside. Make sure the potatoes are very dry then, in a large bowl, toss the diced potatoes with the remaining 1/4 cup oil and season them with salt and pepper. It is important that the potatoes get a nice even coating of oil. Place them onto a large roasting tray. Top the potatoes with the sauteed corn and onion mixture and place in the oven to cook. This should take about 30 to 45 minutes (some ovens may need longer than others). Wait until just before serving to mix in the diced tomatoes and chopped chives and crumble in the goat's cheese. Adjust the seasoning using salt and pepper, as needed. Keep in a warm place until needed.
• In a large saucepan add the oil, and saute the garlic and shallots over a gentle heat until translucent. (If you have any trimmings of meat, you would add them at this time). Deglaze the pan with the wine, and add the beef stock and the fresh herbs. Allow this mixture to reduce. It could take 20 to 30 minutes (sometimes longer) at a rolling boil, uncovered. You want the liquid to evaporate to about 1/3 of what you started with (in order to intensify the flavor). Remove from the heat and whisk in the whole stick of butter, and allow to rest. Just before plating, strain the sauce through a chinois (a conical strainer) or some cheesecloth - so you can remove all the vegetables and herbs.
• Season the fillets with salt and pepper. In a mixing bowl, crumble the blue cheese into the bread crumbs and set aside. Heat an oven-safe saute pan on the stovetop, adding just enough oil to coat the bottom. Cook the fillets in the pan for approximately 2 to 3 minutes on 1 side, then turn them and continue the searing process on the other side for another 2 to 3 minutes. Leave the fillets in the same pan and press a 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick layer of the blue cheese mixture on each of them. Place the steaks into the oven for a further 6 to 8 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steaks. (Only you know your oven and your own preference for doneness). Remove the steaks from the oven and let rest. (Remember, the meat will continue to cook for another 5 minutes while resting).
• Take the potato hash (now heated and mixed with the tomatoes and cheese) and, using a 3 to 4-inch diameter circular pastry cutter, fill the cutter with hash in the center of each plate. Place a fillet on top, and drizzle with the port sauce.