Tournedos Wrapped In Bacon And Sage Recipes

TOURNEDOS WRAPPED IN BACON AND SAGE

Steps:

• Place bacon in a saucepan with 4 cups cold water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook for 5 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
• Pat tournedos dry. Evenly space four sage leaves along one strip of bacon. Wrap bacon strip around the circumference of one tournedo; tie with kitchen twine. Repeat process with remaining sage, bacon, and beef.
• Heat a large cast iron skillet over high heat until it starts to smoke. Season tournedos with salt and pepper and place bacon-side-down in skillet. Cook, without moving, until bacon is well charred, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Rotate tournedos a quarter turn and cook until bacon is well charred, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Repeat process two more times until bacon is well charred. Turn tournedos on their flat side and cook, turning once, until medium-rare, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer tournedos to a platter and let stand for 3 minutes. Remove string and serve.

BACON-WRAPPED SCALLOP TOURNEDOS WITH SUMMER SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Build a multi-level fire in the grill: Leave 1/4 of the bottom free of coals, bank the coals in the remaining 3/4 of the grill so that they are 3 times as high on one side as on the other. When the coals are all ignited and the temperature has lowered to medium (hold hand about 5-inches above grill grid, over the area where coals are deepest, for 4 to 5 seconds), the grill is ready to cook.
• In a large skillet, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until it has rendered a good amount of fat, but has not begun color or crinkle up, about 4 minutes (The bacon should be cooked halfway, it should remain pliable). Remove from the heat.
• Thread the scallops onto skewers, putting 3 on each skewer, zig-zagging with a piece of bacon around each trio of scallops, securing it at the top and bottom with toothpicks, or secure with a second skewer. Sprinkle the skewers generously with salt and pepper, then place on grill over the side with fewer coals and cook until scallops are opaque all the way through, about 5 to 7 minutes per side.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the corn, lima beans, tomato, sage, and salt and pepper, to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until all the ingredients are nice and hot, about 5 minutes.
• To serve, place about 1/4 of the succotash on each plate, top with 2 skewers.
• Cook's note: Try to use the largest scallops available, if dry scallops are available, it's even better. When grilling scallops watch carefully for any flare-ups.

BEEF AND BACON TOURNEDOS

Steps:

• Cook bacon until almost done but not crisp.
• Pound steak until it is less than 1/2 inch thick. Sprinkle with meat tenderizer.
• Sprinkle meat with pepper and two salts. Score diagonally (making shallow, diamond-shaped cuts).
• Flip steak. Place bacon strips lengthwise on steak. Sprinkle with parsley.
• Roll up and skewer with 8-10 sticks. Cut into slices.
• Grill 15 minutes on medium-high heat, turning once.

SAVORY GRILLED TOURNEDOS

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium heat. Wrap bacon slice around outside edge of each steak; secure with string or toothpick.
• Mix steak sauce, ketchup, marmalade, lemon juice, onions and garlic. Remove 1/2 cup of the steak sauce mixture for brushing onto steaks as they cook on the grill. Set remaining steak sauce mixture aside for serving with the steaks.
• Grill or broil steaks 5 to 7 min. on each side for medium doneness (160°F), brushing frequently with the reserved 1/2 cup steak sauce mixture. Serve steaks with the remaining steak sauce mixture.