Delmonicos Smoked Salmon And Brie Crepes With Herbsaint Butter Food

DELMONICO STEAKS WITH BALSAMIC ONIONS AND STEAK SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a heavy grill pan or griddle pan over high heat. Wipe hot grill or griddle with extra-virgin olive oil. Cook steaks 6 minutes on each side for medium doneness, 8 minutes for medium well. Season steaks with steak seasoning or salt and pepper and remove to a warm platter to allow the meat to rest.
• Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes, until onions are soft and sweet. Add balsamic vinegar to the pan and turn onions in vinegar until vinegar cooks away and glazes onions a deep brown color, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Add oil, garlic and onions and saute 5 minutes until onion bits are tender. Add sherry to the pan and combine with onions. Stir in tomato sauce and Worcestershire and season with black pepper.
• To serve, top steaks with onions and drizzle a little steak sauce down over the top, reserving half of the sauce to pass at table.

DELMONICO'S SMOKED SALMON AND BRIE CREPES WITH HERBSAINT BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a saucpen, over medium heat, combine the shallots and Herbsaint.
• Season with salt and cayenne.
• Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the mixture reduces by half.
• Add the cream and continue to cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter, a couple of pieces at a time.
• Season with Worcestershire and hot sauce (if using).
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and keep hot.
• Olace a couple slices each of the salmon and cheese over the bottom of each crepe.
• Roll each crepe up tightly.
• Place in a buttered casserole dish and bake for about 4-6 minutes, or until the cheese starts to melt.
• Fry the spinach until crispy, about 1 minute.
• Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Season with salt.
• To serve, spoon the sauce in the center of each plate.
• Lay a couple of the crepes in the center of the sauce.
• Garnish with some of the fried spinach.

CREPES WITH SMOKED SALMON AND LEMON-HERB SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, add all of the crepe batter ingredients and whisk together until smooth. Expect the batter to be thinner than normal pancake batter. Refrigerate the batter for at least 30 minutes.
• When ready to make the crepes, lightly brush a 6 to 8-inch crepe pan or small nonstick skillet with melted butter and put over medium-high heat.
• Ladle a few tablespoons of batter into the center of the hot pan.
• Lift the pan, removing it from the heat, and swirl so the batter coats the bottom of the pan in an even layer that's as thin as possible. If you have a few holes in the crepe, you can add a bit more batter to those bald spots to cover them. If there is excess batter in the pan, simply pour it back into the batter bowl.
• Return the pan to the heat and cook until the edges crisp and the batter loses its shine, about 45 seconds to 1 minute. Using a nonstick spatula, flip the crepe and continue cooking on the other side, another 30 to 45 seconds.
• If making crepes in advance, you can either slide the cooked crepes onto a cookie sheet and keep warm in a 200 degree F oven, or stack on a plate, putting waxed paper between each layer to prevent sticking while you continue with the remaining batter.
• When ready to serve, heat 1 crepe in a pan and add some of the filling, warming slightly. (If you imagine your crepe to be divided into quarters, you only want to add filling to the bottom corner in order to fold it properly. The crepe should be folded in half (like you would an omelet) and then again into a neat triangle (like a piece of pie). If you want more filling, crepes can be either rolled or folded in half.)
• Combine the sour cream or creme fraiche, lemon zest, lemon juice, dill, chives, and capers, in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• To serve, put a piece of smoked salmon in the bottom corner of a warmed crepe, folding in half (like you would an omelet) and then again into a neat triangle (like a piece of pie). Repeat with remaining crepes and filling. Arrange the crepes on a serving platter. Top each with a dollop of lemon-herb cream and a caper berry before serving.