Mousseline Sauce Recipes

ASPARAGUS MOUSSELINE

Steps:

• For the mousseline sauce: Place the egg yolks and citrus juices in a bowl over simmering water or in a double boiler. Cook, whisking, until thick and frothy with a ribbonlike texture, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter to emulsify. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• For the leeks: Thinly slice the leeks into matchsticks. Add the butter to a large skillet over medium heat, and cook until brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the leeks and saute until translucent and soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• For the asparagus: Bring a medium saucepan filled with cold water to a simmer, then add the salt. Cut the tough ends from the bottoms of the asparagus and peel the stalks. Blanch the asparagus in the simmering water for 3 to 4 minutes. Meanwhile, add ice to a medium mixing bowl filled with cold water. Add the blanched asparagus to the ice water to stop the cooking. Once the asparagus have chilled, remove from the ice water and pat dry.
• Arrange the leeks on a serving platter. Lay the asparagus on top. Glaze the asparagus with the mousseline sauce. Serve with the remaining sauce on the side.

POTATO MOUSSELINE

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and simmer in salted water to cover until tender, about 15 minutes. While potatoes cook, place cream in a small pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until reduced to about 2 cups.
• Place butter in small pan and heat until it just begins to brown and it smells nutty. Set aside.
• Drain potatoes and run through a food mill or ricer. Pass potatoes through a fine sieve into a bowl. (A splatter screen set over a bowl can work well. Move potatoes through screen with a plastic scraper.) Lightly fold in the cream.
• Reheat browned butter if needed. Swirl browned butter into potatoes. Top with several grinds of nutmeg and a sprinkling of fleur de sel.

MOUSSELINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the vinegar and freshly ground pepper into a small saucepan. Evaporate over a moderate heat until only 1 tablespoon of liquid remains. Meanwhile, thin the egg yolks with 1 tablespoon cold water. Cut the butter into small pieces and melt in a saucepan. Remove the reduced vinegar from the heat and pour onto the egg yolks, whisking well. Pour into a small basin and place over a saucepan of hot water, continuing to beat with a wire whisk until the eggs have a creamy appearance. Then gently pour in the melted butter, whisking all the time over the heat. When the sauce is thickened, remove from the heat, add the lemon juice then fold in the lightly whipped cream. Season to taste and serve immediately.

FISH MOUSSELINE WITH SAUCE NANTUA

Steps:

• For the sauce: Heat the butter over low heat. Saute the carrots and onions for 2 minutes. Chop the shrimp, add them, turn up the heat and fry until they turn bright red, about 3 minutes. Flame with the Cognac. Add the wine and reduce by half. Add the stock, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Add the tomato paste, cayenne, paprika, bay leaf and thyme and cook for 30 minutes. Stir in the cream and let bubble a further 10 minutes. Pull out the bay leaf and thyme and blitz the mixture in the food processor. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Bring the sauce back to a boil in a saucepan, reducing to sauce consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the fish: Put the fish, cream and egg in a food processor and whiz just a few seconds to form a paste. Stir in the parsley, salt and pepper and chill for 30 minutes.
• Before serving, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Butter 6 ramekins (or a terrine) and put a round of parchment in the bottom of each. Fill the ramekins with the fish mixture. Set them in a baking dish and pour boiling water around to come halfway up the sides. Bake until just set, about 20 minutes.
• Unmold onto warm serving plates. Spoon the sauce over the top, and serve hot.

TITANIC 1ST CLASS MENU: POACHED SALMON WITH MOUSSELINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas 6.
• Place the salmon in a shallow, ovenproof dish. Top each salmon steak with the sliced onion and carrots then season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Pour over the fish stock and add the bay leaf, chopped parsley and bring to the boil.
• Remove from the heat, cover with greaseproof paper then place in the oven for eight to ten minutes.
• While the salmon is poaching make the mousseline sauce. Place the egg yolks, mustard and white wine vinegar in a blender and process until well-mixed.
• With the blender on constantly, gradually pour in the melted butter.
• Mix in the tarragon, fold in the whipped cream and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Once the salmon has cooked remove the steaks from the stock. Remove the centre bone from each salmon steak and peel off the skin.
• Garnish each steak with the cooked onion, carrot, sliced cucmber, and a little of the fish stock. Serve at once with the mousseline sauce on the side.