Shallot Sage Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a deep non-stick pan. Add the shallots, cloves and bay leaves, and gently cook for 10 mins over a low heat until the shallots are soft and colouring a little. Pour in the milk, then part-cover the pan and leave to simmer on a very low heat for 10 mins.
• Remove the cloves, then add the bread and cream to the shallot mixture. Grate in half the nutmeg, then cook for 5 mins, or until the bread absorbs the milk and starts to break down a little but still has a texture. Can be made 1 day ahead (you may need to thin with a little milk). Grate over the remaining nutmeg to serve.

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Combine 1 1/2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon sage in a small bowl, and spread on both sides of bread. Sprinkle with salt, and grill until golden and crisp, about 30 seconds per side.
• Melt 1/2 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 2 minutes. Add 1/2 of the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat with remaining butter, oil, and mushrooms. Return reserved mushroom-shallot mixture to skillet with remaining sage, and cook for 1 minute. Stir in vinegar, and cook until it evaporates. Serve warm over the grilled bread.

Steps:

• In a skillet melt the 1 tbsp butter,cook shallots 2-3 minutes or until translucent.
• Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl,stir together 2 cups of the flour,yeast and sage,set aside.
• Heat and stir water,butter,sugar and salt just until warm (120-130) and butter almost melts.
• Add shallots and water mixture to flour mixture.
• Beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds,scraping bowl.
• Beat on high speed 3 minutes.
• Stir in as much of the remaning flour as you can.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface.
• Knead in enough of the remaning flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic.
• Shape into a ball.
• Place dough in a lightly greased bowl,turning once.
• Cover and let rise in warm place until double,about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.
• Divide in half.
• Cover,let rest 10 minutes.
• Grease 2 baking sheets,set adide.
• Shape each half of the dough into a 6 inch round loaf,tucking edged beneath.
• With a sharp knife make 3 wvwnly spaced 3 inch cuts toward center of rounds.
• Place rounds on prepared baking sheets.
• Cover and let rise in warm place until nearly double,30-40 minutes.
• Bake in 375 oven 40 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool on racks.

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse the bread until no pieces larger than a pea remain. Set aside.
• Line 2 baking sheets with paper towels and set a fine-mesh strainer over a medium saucepan. Set aside.
• Combine shallots and oil in a second medium saucepan or a wok, and place over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until shallots begin to bubble, about 2 minutes, then reduce heat to medium-low. With the shallots constantly bubbling - the constant bubble is key - continue frying. Stir regularly to ensure even cooking, until shallots turn pale golden brown, 24 to 28 minutes longer.
• Quickly and carefully pour the shallots and the oil into the prepared strainer, draining the oil into the first saucepan. (The shallots will continue to carry over to a deep golden brown as they cool and crisp up.) Carefully spread out the shallots to cool onto one of the prepared trays and season lightly with salt. Set aside.
• Reset the strainer over the now-empty pot and set aside. Place the saucepan with the strained oil over medium-high heat, and add a sage leaf to test the temperature. (Alternatively, use a thermometer to check that the oil is at 360 degrees.) When it sizzles, add the rest of the sage and the rosemary, and stir with a slotted spoon or spider. As soon as the bubbles subside, after 20 to 30 seconds, remove the herbs from the oil and spread them out onto the second baking sheet.
• Add the bread crumbs to the oil and stir. Cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes, then quickly and carefully pour the bread crumbs and oil into the prepared strainer. Spread bread crumbs on the baking sheet beside the rosemary and sage. Season herbs and bread crumbs lightly with salt. Set aside and allow to cool.
• To assemble, in a large bowl, toss together shallots, bread crumbs, crumbled fried herbs, parsley and thyme, and 3/4 teaspoon flaky salt. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with paper towels and set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine the shallots and vinegar, and set aside for 15 minutes to soften. In a medium bowl, combine parsley, olive oil and a generous pinch of salt. Set aside.
• Pour the neutral oil into a medium saucepan and set over medium-high heat. After 2 minutes, add a sage leaf to test the temperature. (The oil should be around 360 degrees.) When the sage leaf sizzles, add the rest of the sage and stir with a slotted spoon or spider. As soon as the bubbles subside, after about 20 seconds, remove the herbs from the oil and spread them out onto the prepared baking sheet. Season lightly with salt. The sage will get crisp as it cools.
• Just before serving, use a slotted spoon to add the shallots (but not the vinegar, yet) to the parsley oil. Stir, taste and add salt and vinegar as needed to achieve a nice tang. Crumble and stir the sage into the salsa. The final sauce should be loose enough to drizzle from a spoon, so adjust with a little more oil if needed, then taste and adjust with salt and vinegar one last time before serving. Cover and refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days. It makes an excellent accompaniment for Thanksgiving dishes, as well as any other roasted meats, vegetables or grilled fish.