Roquefort Celery White Wine Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil over high, and heat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare the celery: Separate the stalks, and reserve some celery leaves for garnish. Gently peel the outer layer of the thicker stalks to remove any tough strings. Cutting at a sharp angle, trim and discard the tips of the stalks, then cut stalks on an angle into 3-inch pieces. Add the celery segments to the boiling water, and cook just until slightly softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, transfer the blanched celery to a large 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish, and arrange in an even layer.
• Top with the stock, wine and olive oil. Add the shallots, bay leaves, thyme sprigs and garlic, tucking them between the celery layers, then sprinkle with the peppercorns, herbes de Provence and 1 teaspoon salt. Dot with the butter, then cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• Transfer to the oven and bake until celery is tender and yielding, about 45 minutes, if you want it to retain slight bite, or 1 hour or more, if you prefer it extra-tender.
• Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer the braised celery to a serving platter or shallow bowl and cover. Transfer the remaining liquid to a medium saucepan and boil over medium-high until reduced by half, about 15 minutes. Pour the reduced sauce over the celery, straining, if desired, and sprinkle with fresh celery leaves and parsley. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Blanch celery slices & set aside.
• In a sml saucepan, combine wine, shallots & cracked peppercorns. Cook over med-high heat till reduced by 2-thirds.
• Stir in fish & vegetable stocks & further reduce by 2-thirds.
• Add whipping cream & reduce by half. Season w/salt & pepper to taste.
• In a sml frying pan, melt 2 tbsp butter. Add celery leaves, cook till tender over med-heat & stir into white wine sauce. Reduce heat to low & simmer 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat & press sauce thru a sieve. Add crumbled cheese + blanched celery slices, stir till cheese is fully melted & set aside till ready for use (but my bet is soonest would likely be best as sauces can be tricky & I have not made this yet).
• NOTE: I have a penchant for mentally expanding recipes I esp favor & found myself wondering if thinly-sliced & lightly sauteed mushrooms might be a good add w/the blanched celery slices to expand the volume of this sauce + contribute flavor & added texture. I suppose it could also be converted to a primarily mushroom-based sauce by omitting the celery (& leaves) if that was preferred. Just 1 of my random thoughts :-).

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan cook the shallot in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened, add the wine, and boil the mixture until the liquid is reduced to about 1 tablespoon. Whisk in the flour and cook the mixture, whisking, for 3 minutes. Add the milk in a stream, whisking, and boil the mixture, whisking, for 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, whisk in the Roquefort, a little at a time, whisking until it is melted and being careful not to let the mixture boil, and strain the sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl. Stir in the parsley, season the sauce with salt and pepper, and serve it with roasted or grilled beef, veal, or pork.

Steps:

• In a soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the onions and celery, cover and cook, stirring frequently until soft but not browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add the water, cover, and bring to a simmer.
• In a blender, combine the milk, Roquefort, and the cream cheese; and puree until very smooth.
• Stir the puree into the soup and add salt and pepper.
• Reheat and serve hot.

Steps:

• Sauté ½ the garlic in 2-3 tablespoons butter (this amount is a guess...but be generous with it) in a frying pan until softened (do NOT brown it!). Add spinach and cook, stirring frequently until spinach is softened and quite shrunken. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Pound breasts flat (the thinner the better). and lightly salt them. Roll spinach/garlic mixture up in the breasts then lightly coat them in crumbs. Place seam side down in a deep baking dish. Bake uncovered in a 300 degree oven while you make the sauce.
• Sauce:Melt a lot of butter (once again... be generous and use more than you think you should) in the same frying pan the spinach was sautéed inches Add the remaining garlic and sauté...(do NOT brown it!). Whisk in sufficient flour to make a thick roux...do NOT brown the roux! Whisk in the wine and bring to boil whisking constantly. After the alcohol has had a chance to evaporate and as the sauce thickens, add sugar to taste but the sauce should remain slightly bitter as it will lose this bitterness in the oven. Once thickened, pour the sauce over the chicken breasts.
• Bake the whole thing, uncovered in a 350 degree oven until you want to eat. 1 hour is usually plenty but this meal is designed to be prepared at your convenience and lowering the temperature and allowing it to sit will not hurt it.
• Presentation: I recommend removing the breasts from the sauce onto a cutting board to cool slightly (if cut while too hot they will disintegrate -- I found this out the hard way). Then, slice them into about 1 cm slices so that each slice is a little circle of chicken surrounding the spinach. Press white rice into a small bowl and invert it in the centre of the plate, remove the bowl so a uniform hemispheric mound of rice remains. Arrange the chicken slices in a circle around the rice. Drizzle some sauce over the chicken and rice. Serve remaining sauce in a gravy boat or small pitcher. Remember to keep the sauce warm and don't dilly-dally while cutting -- get it to to the table hot!

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet. Add garlic and shallots saute until tender. Add wine and oregano. Simmer 4 minutes.
• Add clams and heat just until they open. Discard any that do not open.

Steps:

• In a medium-sized bowl, mix the soured cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, white wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and some seasoning. Pour into a serving bowl and use as a dip for the celery sticks.

Steps:

• Saute the celery in the butter for 5 minutes.
• Slowly add the flour, while continuously stirring, until the mixture is lump free and smooth.
• Continue stirring while you add the milk and cook until the sauce thickens, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and season to taste.

Steps:

• Preheat a grill or broiler until quite hot and put the rack no more than 4 inches from the heat source.
• Put the butter in a small saucepan and turn the heat to medium; when the butter melts and its foam begins to subside, add the shallot and cook until soft, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add the vinegar, stir, and cook until it is just about evaporated, 1 or 2 minutes. Turn the heat to low and stir in the cheese and the cayenne. Stir occasionally until the cheese melts, then taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary (the sauce probably won't need any salt). Keep warm while you grill the steaks.
• Season the steaks well with salt and pepper, then grill or broil them for 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare, longer or shorter according to your taste. Serve the steaks with a spoonful or two of sauce over each, garnished with the parsley or chives if you like.

Steps:

• Finely chop the shallot.
• Cut the Roquefort into cubes.
• Gently heat oil and butter together in a small saucepan and add the chopped shallot.
• Still on a low heat gently fry until the shallot is soft but not coloured.
• Stir in the Roquefort, brandy and the whole tub of cream.
• Stir over a low heat - don't let it boil or it will be too thin.
• Add some freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• If the sauce does looks a bit too thin then just add a teaspoon of 'Mc DOUGALLS' thickening granules!
• Pour over your steak straight away and enjoy! Mm Mmmm.

Steps:

• You will need just a knob of butter. The cream must be Double (Heavy) cream or it will split when being cooked.
• In a small saucepan melt the butter over a low heat and add the onion. Saute until soft but not coloured.
• Turn the heat up and add the Brandy, stirring for a minute.
• Turn the heat back down and add the Roquefort and stir with a wooden spoon when it starts to melt add the cream.
• Don't let it boil or it will go too runny and may curdle.
• Stir until heated through and serve immediately.