Roasted Blue Eye With Herb Crust Recipes

ROASTED BLUE-EYE COD WITH HERB CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C.
• Place the breadcrumbs, sage, parsley, parmesan and mustard in food processor and whiz until well combined.
• Transfer to a bowl and season to taste.
• Whisk the eggs and yolk and slowly pour in enough to form a slightly moist dough.
• Pat a half centimetre thick crust on the top of each piece of fish and place on a greased tray.
• Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes or until just cooked through.
• Meanwhile whisk the olive oil and lemon juice together and toss with the rocket.
• Serve the fish on starter plates with a small mound of rocket and a lemon wedge.
• With a glass of chardonnay.

TENDERLOIN OF BEEF WITH BLUE CHEESE AND HERB CRUST

Steps:

• Combine the butter and the flour together.
• Bring the beef broth and madiera to a boil.
• Whisk in the butter and flour mixture until completely dissolved.
• Simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes, until the liquid is thickened and reduced by half.
• While the sauce is simmering, preheat the oven to 350*F.
• Spray the rack of a roasting pan with nonstick spray and place in the pan.
• Slice the tenderloin into 6 portions that are approximately 3 inched in diameter and 1 1/2 inches thick.
• Tie butcher's twine around the beef medallions so they maintain their shape while cooking if desired.
• Combine the breadcrumbs, blue cheese, parsley, chives and pepper to form a paste.
• Heat the olive oil in a nonstick skillet over high heat.
• Sear the medallions until just browned, 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
• Arrange the medallions in a roasting pan.
• Coat the top side of each medallion with 3 TBs of the blue cheese and herb crust.
• Roast until the crust is golden brown and the meat is cooked as desired, about 6 to 8 minutes for medium rare, depending on the size of the medallions.
• If butchers twine was used, be sure to remove it.
• Serve the medallions on a pool of the warm madiera sauce.

ROAST PORK LOIN WITH DIJON HERB CRUST

Steps:

• Set the oven at 450 degrees.
• Use a small, sharp knife to make tiny slits all over the meat.
• Insert pieces of garlic in the slits.
• Pull the rosemary and sage from their stems.
• Finely chop the herbs and transfer them to a bowl.
• With a fork, mash the mustard in to the leaves.
• Add olive oil, a few drops at a time.
• Blend in salt, pepper, and flour.
• Place the pork, fat side up, in a roasting pan fitted with a rack.
• With the back of a spoon, spread the herb mixture all over the meat.
• Transfer the pork to the hot oven and roast it for 30 minutes.
• Turn the oven temperature down to 350 degrees.
• Continue cooking the pork for 50 to 60 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the pork registers 155 degrees.
• Pork is done at 160 degrees; the temperature will rise 5 degrees as the meat rests in a warm place.