Hollandaise Brussels Sprouts With Onions Food

ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 450°F.
• Heat 2 Tbs. of the olive oil in a 5-quart heavy-duty pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic, reduce the heat to medium, and cook without stirring until the onions begin to brown on the bottom, 5 to 7 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp. salt and stir with a wooden spatula. Continue to cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot frequently and adjusting the heat as necessary, until the onions are very soft and evenly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the thyme and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, toss the sprouts with the remaining 2 Tbs. oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Roast in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet, stirring once or twice, until tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Toss the Brussels sprouts with the onions. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and vinegar, and serve.

HOLLANDAISE BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH ONIONS

Steps:

• Combine oil and onion in a large saucepan. Sauté until onions are translucent.
• Add Brussels sprouts, butter and water. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes or till sprouts are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, make the HOLLANDAISE SAUCE: In a blender or food processor, put the egg yolks and water. Blend this together and then slowly start pouring in the warm butter with the blender running to incorporate. Add the onion, lemon juice, dry mustard, thyme, salt, and pepper. Thin with a little water if it's too thick. Strain and keep warm.
• To the sprouts, add lemon juice, salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Place in a serving bowl and drizzle hollandaise over top.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare the Brussels sprouts, by steaming until tender - about 7-14 minutes depending upon the size of the sprouts.
• While the Brussels sprouts are cooking start the hollandaise sauce. To make the hollandaise sauce: place the vinegar in a small saucepan with the chopped shallot, 4 peppercorns and the thyme and bay leaf. Simmer gently, uncovered, to reduce to about 2 tablespoons Strain and set aside.
• Have 1 oz of the butter cut into small cubes and chilled in the ice-making compartment of the refrigerator.
• Beat the egg yolks with a balloon whisk or hand-held electric beater until creamy in the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl that will fit snugly over a saucepan. Gradually beat in 1 tbsp iced water and a pinch of salt.
• Add half the chilled butter pieces and set the double boiler top or bowl over gently simmering water; beating continuously as the mixture gradually heats and the butter melts and combines with the egg yolks, adding the reduced vinegar a little at a time as you beat.
• When this mixture starts to thicken noticeably, remove from the heat immediately, add the remaining chilled butter and continue beating.
• Once this has melted and combined with the egg mixture, beat in the melted butter, starting by adding a few drops and then gradually increasing this to a thin trickle. The sauce should become light and thick.
• Add a little more salt and freshly ground white pepper if wished and then stir in lemon juice to taste.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND ROASTED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425° F.
• Trim onions, keeping root ends intact, and cut each lengthwise into 6 wedges, keeping wedges intact. In a large bowl toss onions with oil and salt and pepper to taste. In 2 shallow baking pans arrange onions in one layer and roast in upper and lower thirds of oven 20 minutes. Carefully turn onions over and switch position of pans. Roast onions 20 minutes more, or until just tender and some edges are golden brown.
• Trim Brussels sprouts and have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook sprouts until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes, and drain in colander. Transfer sprouts to ice water to stop cooking and drain in colander. Vegetables may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled separately, covered.
• In a small bowl stir together mustard and water. In a 12-inch heavy skillet cook onions and sprouts in butter over moderately high heat, stirring, until heated through and stir in mustard mixture and salt and pepper to taste.