Filets And Crab With Béarnaise Sauce Food

CRAB-STUFFED LOBSTER TAILS WITH BLENDER BEARNAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• For the lobster: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Cut the middle of the tops of the lobster shells with kitchen shears all the way down to the bottoms of the tails. (Be careful not to cut the lobster meat.) Carefully loosen the meat from the shells. Cut a slit lengthwise down the meat of each.
• Combine the butter and lemon zest in a bowl. Set aside.
• Whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, sherry, Worcestershire sauce, seafood seasoning and egg. Fold in the crackers and crabmeat. Stuff the crab mixture into the slits in the lobster tails. Brush the crab and lobster with the melted butter.
• Place the lobster tails on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until the lobster turns opaque and is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Switch the oven to broil and broil until the crab stuffing is browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the blender béarnaise sauce: Combine the wine, vinegar, shallot and 1 tablespoon of the tarragon in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Simmer until the mixture is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.
• Place the egg yolks in a blender and add the cooled wine mixture. Purée for 30 seconds.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until very hot. With the blender running, pour the melted butter through the blender top, blending until the sauce is smooth and thickened. Remove from the blender and stir in the remaining tablespoon tarragon and season with salt and pepper. Set aside. (The sauce will continue to thicken as it stands.)
• Serve the béarnaise sauce with the lobster tails.

CRAB STUFFED STEAK WITH A BEARNAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Make stuffing.
• Remove crab from legs, break meat up.
• Heat a small amount of olive oil in a pan, add celery and onion cook 1 minute, add garlic cook for a further 2 minutes stirring or until celery and onion soften.
• Add parsley, pepper and crab, stir to combine, remove and set to one side.
• Steaks.
• Cut steak horizontally through the middle being careful not cut all the way through. Open steak out so it is butterflied, take a meat mallet and pound to flaten slightly.
• Divide stuffing mix between the 2 steaks, placing it on one half of the steak, fold the remaining half over the top.
• Spread half a teaspoon of horseradish over the top of each steak, wrap 2 bacon rashers around each one to secure.
• Cook steaks in a hot pan 2 minutes each side to brown, Place steaks in oven proof dish and cook in a pre-heated oven of 180 degrees Celsius for 15-20 minutes depending on how thick they are for a nice pink centre.
• Sauce.
• Pour bearnaise into a saucepan, add 200ml of milk whisk to combine, heat stirring until sauce starts to thicken.
• Add sauce, juice, wine, vinegar, Tabasco, cream and herbs, cooking stirring until mixture thickens. Sauce can be left on a warm stove to keep warm, just stir occasionally.
• Asparagus.
• Trim ends of asparagus, take 5 spears and wrap a slice of bacon around to secure, repeat with remaining asparagus and bacon.
• Place in an oiled oven proof dish and cook for 10 minutes. They are cooked at the same temp as the steak so I just pop them in when the steaks have 10 more minutes to go.
• To Serve: I served mine over mash, topped with the steak, place asparagus on top and drizzle with sauce.

FILETS AND CRAB WITH BéARNAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the asparagus on a plate or platter. Drizzle the olive oil over the asparagus and season with the salt and pepper.In a small bowl mix together the salt with the pink peppercorns and black pepper. Lightly brush or spray both sides of the filets with the olive oil. Season with the salt and pepper mixture. Allow the filets to stand at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before grilling.MEANWHILE, MAKE THE SAUCE: In a small saucepan combine the vinegar, shallots, tarragon, salt and pepper along with 1 tablespoon water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and continue cooking until the mixture is reduced to 3 tablespoons. Remove from the heat and allow to cook for a few minutes.In a small bowl whisk together the egg yolks. Whisk 1 tablespoon of the vinegar mixture into the eggs. Pour the egg mixture into the saucepan with the vinegar mixture and whisk until smooth. Place the pan over low heat and whisk the mixture constantly until it thickens to the consistency of mustard. Then, immediately start drizzling the melted butter at a thin stream into the pan, whisking constantly, until the mixture reaches the consistency of thin mayonnaise. If at any time the sauce looks like it is separating, remove the pan from the heat and continue whisking to cool it down. Set the sauce aside at room temperature.Sear the filets over Direct High heat for 10 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time. Continue grilling over Indirect Medium heat until the internal temperature reaches 135°F for medium rare, 5 to 8 minutes. Grill the asparagus and crab legs over Direct Medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes, turning halfway through grilling time.Remove the filets from the grill and allow to rest for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the asparagus and the crab legs from the grill. Cut the asparagus into 2 inch lengths and keep warm. Crack open the crab legs with a mallet or cut them open with kitchen shears and remove the meat.To serve, place one filet on each plate and top with some of the asparagus and crab meat. Drizzle béarnaise sauce over each plate.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

SEAFOOD CREPES BEARNAISE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the milk, eggs and butter. Combine flour and salt; add to milk mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour., Heat a lightly greased 10-in. nonstick skillet over medium heat; pour 1/4 cup batter into the center of skillet. Lift and tilt pan to coat bottom evenly. Cook until top appears dry; turn and cook 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing skillet as needed. When cool, stack crepes with waxed paper or paper towels in between., Prepare bearnaise sauce according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook scallops in butter over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until scallops are firm and opaque. Add the shrimp, crabmeat and bearnaise sauce; heat through. Set aside 1/2 cup filling., Spread 1/3 cup filling down the center of each crepe; fold sides and ends over filling and roll up. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Spoon reserved filling over top; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.