Nanas Cognac Roquefort Spread Recipes

NANA'S BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Shake 1 tablespoon flour with salt in a large, resealable plastic bag until combined; add beef and shake to coat.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown beef in the hot butter, about 3 minutes per side. Stir mushrooms, onion, and garlic into beef; cook and stir until garlic is fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer beef and vegetables to a bowl, leaving drippings in skillet.
• Melt 2 more tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir 3 tablespoons flour in the hot butter until smooth; stir tomato paste into flour mixture. Whisk beef stock into mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened and bubbling, about 5 minutes.
• Return beef and vegetables to skillet and stir to coat with sauce. Reduce heat to very low and simmer until beef is tender, 2 to 3 hours. The longer it cooks, the more tender the meat will be. Just before serving, stir sour cream and white wine into beef mixture and heat through. Do not boil.

STEAKS WITH ROQUEFORT SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter and heat the oil in a skillet over high heat. Season steaks with salt and pepper, and quickly sear on both sides. Reduce heat to medium, and continue cooking steaks 5 minutes on each side, or to desired doneness. Remove from skillet and keep warm.
• Pour brandy into the skillet and stir to loosen browned bits from bottom. Stir in cream, and return to a boil. Cook and stir until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Mix cheese into the sauce until melted. Pour over the steaks to serve. Garnish steaks with parsley.

NANA'S HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Sift and whisk sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt together in a saucepan.
• Heat saucepan over medium heat. Pour milk in slowly, whisking constantly until incorporated. Cook, stirring often with a metal spoon, until pudding is noticeably thicker and clings to the spoon, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Divide between 4 small bowls and serve immediately, or chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

ROQUEFORT NAPOLEON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Line a 12-by-18-inch baking pan with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to a thickness of one-eighth inch, approximately the size of the baking sheet. Sprinkle the parchment lightly with water and place the rolled pastry on the sheet. Poke the dough with a fork all over. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden. When baked, remove the pastry with the parchment to a wire rack and allow to cool.
• Using the paddle of a mixing machine, blend three-quarters of a pound of Roquefort with the cream cheese until smooth. Fold in the mascarpone and port. Set aside. Crumble the remaining Roquefort and set aside.
• Using a sharp serrated knife, cut the pastry crosswise into six equal strips, each about 2 inches by 10 inches.
• Peel the pear and slice into one-quarter-inch thin "sheets."
• Using a long metal spatula, coat one strip of pastry with a thin layer of the cheese mixture. Place a single layer of pears over the cheese and coat the pears with more cheese mixture. Place another strip on top and coat with the cheese mixture. Sprinkle with crumbled Roquefort and coat with more cheese mixture; cover with a final strip of pastry. Repeat once more with the remaining pastry strips and set aside. (Extra cheese mixture can be used as a spread on crackers.)
• In a small bowl, whisk the creme fraiche with the heavy cream and set aside. Lightly dust the top surfaces of the pastry with paprika through the mesh of a fine sieve. Dip the tines of a fork into the cream mixture and rapidly drizzle the cream over the top. Sprinkle with the chopped walnuts. Cut into one-inch widths for hors d'oeuvres or into six triangles as a first course or cheese course.

ROQUEFORT SPREAD

Steps:

• Combine into a paste. Keep the spread in a closely covered container in the refrigerator. May be spread on crackers or toast rounds. Garnish with radish slices and capers.

CHIVE ROQUEFORT SPREAD

Steps:

• Blend together and store in refrigerator.
• Bread Electric.

ROQUEFORT CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in medium bowl.
• Serve immediately or bring to room temp if refrigerated.

NANA'S 7-LAYER SALAD

Steps:

• Mix Cheddar cheese and mayonnaise together in a small bowl.
• Pat lettuce into an even layer in the bottom of a large glass serving bowl. Layer tomatoes, black olives, peas, and water chestnuts, respectively, into the bowl. Spread Cheddar cheese mixture over the water chestnuts layer; top with bacon.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until salad is chilled, at least 30 minutes.