Best Poached Shad Roe With Sorrel Sauce Recipes

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SHAD ROE WITH SORREL SAUCE



Shad Roe with Sorrel Sauce image

I had never cooked with sorrel until I worked with André Soltner on his Lutèce cookbook. He was then the devoted chef-owner of the restaurant, on East Fiftieth Street in Manhattan, but he never forgot his roots in Alsace. There, leafy green sorrel is common, and its tart flavor accents any number of dishes. So it was not surprising that when André was developing a sauce for that quintessential American specialty, shad roe, his secret ingredient was sorrel. However, sorrel was not so easy to find in markets in those days, and André would have to bring an armful of handpicked sorrel from his own garden in the Catskills down to the Lutèce kitchen, so as not to disappoint his loyal customers. Later, when my husband and I bought our summer place in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, we discovered that wild sorrel grew abundantly in the surrounding woods and in the garden. I even planted a cultivated variety to make sure we had enough, and I soon dubbed sorrel, along with gooseberries, the lemons of the North. And now that Lutèce is no more, and I can't enjoy a lunch there, I celebrate this spring delight by making myself André's delectable shad roe with sorrel sauce.

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 teaspoons butter
1 generous cup sorrel leaves
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Pinch of sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons butter
1 pair shad roe
A splash of milk
Flour
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Steps:

  • Melt the butter for the sauce in a small pan. Drop in the sorrel leaves, and
  • cook over medium heat, stirring now and then, until the liquid has evaporated.
  • The sorrel will turn a khaki color, but don't let that bother you. Season with salt and pepper and just a tiny pinch of sugar. Pour in the cream, and cook for about 5 minutes, until thickened. Keep warm.
  • Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons butter in a small skillet that will just hold the shad roe. Rub the milk over the roe, dredge in flour, season with salt and pepper, and slip the roe into the pan. Cook slowly for about 5 minutes, turning once. Arrange on a warm plate, and spoon the sauce around.

SHAD ROE



Shad Roe image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 to 6 tablespoons butter
Flour to coat
1 pair shad roe ( 6 to 8 ounces)
1 teaspoon minced ginger
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley or chives
Lemon or lime wedges

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a skillet. While foaming is subsiding, lightly dredge roe in flour and shake off excess. Add roe and cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Turn over, and brown on the other side. Remove the roe to a plate. If necessary add more butter to the skillet. Add ginger and saute for a moment. Add lemon juice and remove from heat; season with salt and pepper, add parsley or chives and spoon over shad. Serve with lemon or lime wedges.

ANNE SERANNE'S SHAD ROE POACHED IN BUTTER



Anne Seranne's Shad Roe Poached in Butter image

Provided by Craig Claiborne

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 15m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 pair shad roe
Salt to taste, if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1/4 pound butter
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
Lemon wedges

Steps:

  • Trim off excess membranes. Do not split pair of roe in half although they may separate as they cook. Puncture roe in several places with pin. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Melt butter in small skillet or casserole with tight-fitting lid. Add roe, cover and let cook over gentle heat about 3 minutes. Using spatula, carefully turn roe. Re-cover and let simmer 8 or 10 minutes on second side.
  • If roe has not split, divide carefully. Transfer pieces to 2 hot serving plates. Spoon a little butter over each. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 419, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 1 gram, Fat 46 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 29 grams, Sodium 161 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 2 grams

SHAD ROE WITH MUSTARD



Shad Roe with Mustard image

Shad the largest member of the herring family, migrates to the rivers of the East Coast every spring. It's a big, bony fish (filleting it properly is an increasingly rare skill) with moist flesh that is not unlike that of salmon. But its huge egg sacs, which come in pairs held together by a thin membrane, are the real attraction. They're filled with millions of eggs, which, if they are not overcooked, remain creamy and rich in a way that is reminiscent of fine organ meat-not quite foie gras, but not that far away either. As a bonus, the exterior membrane becomes slightly crisp. Most shad roe is sadly overcooked, but this need not be the case. Keep the cooking time for shad roe short, just long enough to firm up the roe and cook it to the equivalent of medium-rare. (It's okay to cut into it for a look-see the first couple of times you try this, but it's also pretty easy to get the hang of it, because the change in texture is rather dramatic.) Note that this recipe serves two; it's easy enough to double, however; just use two skillets instead of one to avoid crowding the roe.

Yield makes 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 tablespoons butter
1 large pair shad roe (about 3/4 pound)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Minced fresh parsley for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat an 8- or 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat for a minute or two, then add the butter. When it melts, gently lay the shad roe in the pan and sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Cook for about 3 minutes, or until the underside is lightly browned.
  • Turn very gently-a large spatula is best for this-and season the cooked side. Cook for another 3 minutes or so, again until the underside is lightly browned. By this time the roe should be quite firm to the touch; if it is still soft, cover the pan and cook for another minute or two, then cut into it to check. When done, the center will be red and the area surrounding it pink.
  • Transfer the roe to a warm plate. Add the mustard and 1/4 cup of water to the pan; stir. Raise the heat to high and stir the sauce with a wooden spoon until smooth and thick. Spoon over the roe, garnish if you like, and serve immediately.
  • Shad Roe with Capers and Vinegar: In step 3, omit the mustard. Instead, stir in 2 tablespoons capers, 1 tablespoon vinegar, and 2 tablespoons of water. Stir until blended and the liquid is reduced by about half. Spoon over the roe, garnish, and serve.
  • Shad Roe with Bacon: Omit the butter. Begin by cooking 4 thick slices good-quality bacon over medium heat until the fat is rendered and the bacon is done; remove the bacon and keep warm. Cook the shad roe in the bacon fat, exactly as directed. Serve the shad roe and bacon with lemon wedges, garnished with fresh parsley.

SHAD ROE POACHED IN BUTTER



Shad Roe Poached In Butter image

Provided by Barbara Kafka

Categories     dinner, quick

Time 20m

Yield 3 main-course servings

Number Of Ingredients 2

3 pairs of shad roe sacs (about 1 1/2 pounds total), or use one pair of pike roe sacs (1 3/4 pounds) or, for a snack, one pair of striped bass roe sacs (3 ounces)
Melted butter

Steps:

  • Gently pull the sacs away from each other, and the membrane attaching them will come apart. Snip any pieces of membrane that do not break easily with kitchen scissors. Take care not to tear the sacs. Run them under cool water, and pat them dry.
  • To know how much butter to poach the roe in, place the sacs in a straight-sided frying pan or saucepan just large enough to hold them in one layer. Add water to halfway up the sides of the sacs. Drain water off into a measuring cup. The level of water in the measuring cup is the level that the melted butter to cook the roe should reach. (In poaching pike or striped bass roe, the water should almost cover it. Both of those puff up in cooking, so they will need more butter.)
  • Remove the roe from the pan, and wipe the pan dry. Place the melted butter in the pan over medium heat. When the butter is bubbling, carefully slip the roe into the pan in one layer. Return to a boil.
  • Cook over medium heat for 1 minute to firm up the roe. Turn the heat to low (bubbles should be breaking the surface, but not vigorously). Cook for 2 minutes. Gently move each piece to assure that it does not stick. Continue to cook 4 minutes more (5 minutes more for the bass, 27 minutes more for the pike). Carefully flip each piece. Cook for 3 minutes, moving roe gently so that it does not stick. Continue to cook until the roe sacs have changed color and are opaque all the way through, 4 minutes for the shad, 5 minutes for the bass and 27 minutes for the pike. Move the pike occasionally to keep it from sticking.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 404, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 20 grams, Protein 59 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 241 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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