Idaho Rainbow Trout And Prawn Napoleon With Lemon Shallot Beurre Blanc Sauce Recipes

IDAHO RAINBOW TROUT AND PRAWN NAPOLEON WITH LEMON-SHALLOT BEURRE BLANC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Season trout fillets and prawns with salt, garlic, and lemon pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat and then place trout fillets, skin-side down. Saute fish for 1 minute, turn, and cook for 1 more minute, or until fish is just cooked through. Add 1/2 cup chardonnay to the pan and hold in a warm oven until ready to serve. In another saute pan, heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, add shrimp, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Add the remaining 1/2 cup chardonnay to the pan and hold in warm oven. In the middle of each entree plate, place 1/3 cup hot mashed potatoes. Place 2 spears of asparagus on top of the potatoes. Place 1 portion of cooked trout on top of the asparagus, and then place 1/3 cup additional mashed potatoes on trout. Place 1 tablespoon of cooked spinach on the potatoes and top with 2 prawns. Drizzle each plate with a little Lemon-Shallot Beurre Blanc Sauce, and garnish each plate with 3 gaufrette chips.
• Place potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover the potatoes with water by 1-inch. Add 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer until the potatoes are fork tender, about 12 to 15 minutes. Drain into a colander. In a mixing bowl, mash potatoes until no lumps remain, and then add butter. Next add cream, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Cover and keep warm until ready to serve. Yield: about 6 cups
• In a small heavy saucepan, boil the Champagne vinegar and chardonnay with the shallots over high heat until only 1 tablespoon of liquid remains. Add heavy cream and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking after each addition until melted before adding more. When all the butter has been incorporated, whisk in the lemon juice, kosher salt, and white pepper. Hold the sauce in a warm spot but not over direct heat.
• Heat oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees F. Alternatively, fill a large, deep, heavy pot halfway with oil and heat to 350 degrees F. Using a mandoline, make very thin, cross-cut potato slices. Fry until golden brown. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain and salt lightly.

LEMON-SAGE TROUT WITH BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl combine lemon zest, chopped sage, salt and pepper. Rub all filets of trout with olive oil and season with lemon-sage seasoning mix. In an oven or open grill, roast trout at 350F for 10 minutes on a greased sheet pan. Roast until the thickest part of the filets start to flake.
• While trout is cooking saute the chopped shallots, garlic and bay leaf over hight heat. When the shallots are sweated deglaze the pan with white wine and lemon juice then reduce the liquid by half. Add the heavy cream and reduce that liquid by half. While the liquid is reducing set the butter aside and let it reach room temperature.
• Remove sauce from the heat and slowly whisk in the room temperature butter until all the butter has been incorporated. Adjust seasoning and strain the sauce through a fine mesh seive. Serve immediately.