Christmas Caviar Sauce Recipes

CAVIAR BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a tablespoon of the butter in a wide heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and sweat for a couple of minutes, without allowing it to brown.
• Deglaze the pan with the champagne vinegar. Simmer gently until the liquid has almost evaporated.
• Add the wine and fish stock and reduce until 3 tablespoons remain.
• Cut the remaining butter into large cubes.
• Begin swirling the cold butter into the liquid over medium heat. The liquid should be hot and it doesn't matter if it boils. Stir constantly and continue adding the butter until the desired consistency is achieved. Wait until each piece of butter has emulsified before adding the next. The sauce should coat the back of a spoon.
• Season to taste just before serving and stir in 1 teaspoon of black caviar per person.

EMERIL'S CAVIAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients, except the roe, caviar, and salmon roe, in a mixing bowl and whisk to blend well. Gently fold in the roe, caviar, and salmon roe. Use immediately or store for up to 1 day in the refrigerator.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH CAVIAR AND LEMON

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Whisk the heavy cream and sour cream in a large skillet and season with salt and pepper. Simmer over medium heat, whisking, until the mixture thickens and all the sour cream melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Add a few grates of lemon zest and some of the lemon juice. Taste for seasoning. At this point the sauce should be thick enough to coat the pasta.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 2 tablespoons salt and bring the water back up to a boil. Add the pasta to the pot and cook until al dente, stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn?t clump or stick to the bottom, about 2 minutes. Drain the pasta in a colander, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
• Add the pasta to the skillet and toss to coat with the cream sauce. Shut off the heat and allow the pasta to rest in the sauce for 2 minutes, tossing to coat from time to time. If the sauce is too thin, simmer over low heat for 2 additional minutes. If it is too thick, simply thin it out with some of the reserved pasta water. Taste for seasoning. Add more salt or lemon juice, if needed.
• Spoon a small amount of caviar onto 4 serving plates. Use a fork to twirl the pasta and make a large forkful. Use your index finger to gently coax the pasta off the fork and on top of the caviar on the plate. Repeat with the remaining plates. Spoon any leftover sauce over the pasta. Note: The sauce thickens quickly, so keep it loose with a little pasta water, if needed, as you plate. Sprinkle with the chives and a touch more grated lemon zest.

CHRISTMAS CAVIAR SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together sour cream, lemon juice, shallots, chives, parsley, salt, and both peppers. Gently fold in wasabi-injected roe, if using, caviar, and salmon roe. Can be made ahead and refrigerated, covered, for up to 1 day.

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH LEEKS AND CAVIAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Add leeks and sauté until tender but not brown, about 20 minutes. Add Champagne and boil until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 4 minutes. Transfer leek mixture to strainer set over bowl. Press on leeks to extract as much liquid as possible. Transfer leeks to small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Return liquid to same skillet. Add cream and boil until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 4 minutes. Transfer sauce to bowl; cool 1 hour.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Season scallops with salt and pepper. Working in batches, add scallops to skillet and sauté until just cooked through and golden brown, about 3 minutes per side for each batch. Transfer to plate.
• Spoon leeks in 5 small mounds around rim of each plate, spacing equally. Top each mound with 1 scallop. Stir caviar and tarragon into sauce. Spoon sauce into center of each plate.

TAGLIATELLI IN A CREAMY CAVIAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta till al dente, drain and toss in a little olive oil and place in a warmed serving dish.
• Melt the butter and add the cream, heat until just boiling.
• Add the caviar and stir.
• Warm through for about one minute.
• Add the cooked prawns or shrimp and warm through.
• Add the sauce to the pasta, sprinkle over the black pepper and grated parmesan to taste.
• Serve with a simple green salad.

BEST-EVER TEXAS CAVIAR

Steps:

• Mix the black beans, pinto beans, white corn, green chiles, jalapeno pepper, red and green bell peppers, red onion, and cilantro together in a large bowl.
• To make the dressing, stir the rice vinegar, olive oil, sugar, and garlic powder together in a pan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat, and cool. Pour dressing over bean mixture, and toss to mix evenly.

UPTOWN COWBOY CAVIAR

Steps:

• Combine the black beans, black-eyed peas, pinto beans, shoepeg corn, celery, cilantro, red and yellow bell peppers, green onion, pimento peppers, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Bring the rice vinegar, olive oil, sugar, salt, and black pepper to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. All to cool to room temperature, then pour over the bean mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Drain before serving.

CAVIAR DREAM WITH ENDIVE AND BABY POTATOES

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Add pepper to taste; stir to blend. Transfer to serving bowl. Sprinkle additional chives around edge of sauce. Steam potatoes in batches until just tender, about 12 minutes per batch. Cool. (Sauce and potatoes can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.) Place bowl of sauce in center of platter. Arrange potatoes and endive on platter. Place dollop of red caviar in center of sauce. Place remaining caviar nearby.

TURKEY AND CAVIAR SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Cut the turkey breast across the grain into very thin slices.
• Blend the mayonnaise with the caviar, chili sauce or tomato ketchup, Cognac and chives. Spread the caviar mayonnaise on each of four slices of bread and arrange one fourth of the turkey meat on top. Smear one side of each of the remaining four slices of bread with the mayonnaise mixture and add the slices, smeared side down over the sandwiches.

ARTICHOKES WITH CAVIAR SAUCE

Steps:

• With a serrated knife, cut off the top 1 1/2 inches of each artichoke. Cut or break off the stems flush with the bottoms and remove the outer two rows of leaves. Rub cut surfaces with the lemon half as you work. Place the trimmed artichokes in a glass or ceramic dish large enough to hold them without touching. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power in a high-power oven for 10 minutes. Prick plastic to release steam.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Cover the dish with a damp cloth until artichokes are cool enough to handle. Push down on the leaves to make a flower shape and to expose the pale center leaves covering the fuzzy choke. Pull out the cone of center leaves, and with a small spoon, scrape out the choke. Allow to cool. Cover tightly, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Whisk together the mayonnaise, brandy, water, lemon juice and pepper until smooth. Stir in salmon roe and chives. Refrigerate until cold.
• Place each artichoke bottom on a plate. Spoon some of the sauce into the heart and around each artichoke, and serve.