Shrimp Medallion With Two Cheese Sauce Food

SHRIMP MEDALLION WITH TWO CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR THE MEDALLION.
• Make a spiral with shrimp to form a medallion.
• Wrap around with the 2 bacon strips and secure with toothpicks.
• Season each medaliion with salt, pepper, and lime juice to taste.
• Heat the olive oil on a flat grill or skillet and cook each pattie 4 minutes on each side.
• Just before serving, pour some cheese sauce over it and garnish with the parsley.
• FOR THE SAUCE.
• Melt butter in a skillet, and add the flour.
• Cook for one minute and add the scalded milk.
• Cook until it has thickened some and add the cheeses, and salt and pepper and just a few drops of chipotle sauce.
• Stir continuosly until cheeses melt.
• Serve.
• Garnish with parsley, if desired.

BEEF MEDALLIONS WITH SAUCY SHIITAKES

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a medium skillet (ideally not nonstick) over medium-high heat. Season the beef with salt and pepper. Add the medallions to the pan and cook about 3 minutes on each side, for medium-rare, or until desired doneness. Remove beef from pan and set on plates or a platter in a warm spot.
• Add the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to the skillet. Add the shiitakes and cook over medium-low heat, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the shallots, garlic, and salt and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes. Pull the skillet from the heat, add the Cognac, and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any brown bits that cling to the pan. Return to the heat and cook until the liquid is reduced, about 1 minute. (If you are cooking over a gas flame the alcohol may flame, simply cook until the flames die down.) Add the chicken broth, and cook until saucy, about 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat, stir in the sour cream and parsley, and season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon mushrooms and sauce over the medallions and serve.

BUFFALO SHRIMP WITH FETTUCCINE & BLEU CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• First, make the Bleu Cheese Sauce: Combine the onion, oil, garlic and sugar in a medium saucepan.
• Cook, stirring, over medium heat until the onion is tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the blue cheese until nearly melted.
• Now, cook the pasta according to package directions.
• While the pasta cooks, prepare the shrimp.
• Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat.
• Add the shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until nearly pink, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic, butter, and hot sauce and cook until the shrimp is just opaque in the center, about1 1/2 minutes longer.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the paprika; set aside.
• Drain the pasta well and put it in a large bowl.
• Stir in the warm blue cheese sauce.
• Gently mix in the chopped chives or parsley.
• Spoon the pasta onto individual plates.
• Top with the shrimp and sauce.
• Garnish as desired.

BEEF MEDALLIONS WITH CARAMELIZED PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Season beef medallions with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over high heat. Cook beef until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Remove beef to a warm plate.
• Reduce heat to medium; cook and stir mushrooms, 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, olive oil, and a pinch of salt in the skillet until mushrooms are very well browned, about 10 minutes.
• Mix in tomato sauce; cook and stir until tomato sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
• Pour in Marsala wine and increase heat to high. Cook, scraping browned bits from bottom of skillet. Once most of the wine has evaporated, stir in broth and bring to a boil; cook and stir until broth mixture has reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and return beef to broth mixture; simmer until beef is cooked to medium-rare, about 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer beef to serving plates.
• Remove skillet from heat. Cook and stir 1 1/2 tablespoons butter and oregano into the sauce until butter melts. Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary.
• Spoon sauce over beef and serve immediately.

CAJUN SHRIMP AND SAUSAGE WITH CHEESE SAUCE AND PASTA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven cook the dry sausage over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes or until browned; remove the sausage, drain fat leaving about 1 tablespoon in the Dutch oven.
• Melt the butter in the drippings over medium heat; add in shrimp; cook for about 4-5 minutes or until the shrimp turns pink; set the shrimp aside.
• Add in onion, red bell pepper, and celery cook for 5 minutes adding in the garlic the last 2 minutes of cooking.
• Stir in the Cajun seasoning and flour to the veggies; cook over medium heat 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Gradually stir in chicken broth; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly; boil for 1 minute, then reduce heat to low and stir in the whipping cream,.
• Cook simmering for about 7-8 minutes.
• Add in the Velveeta cubes, sausage and shrimp, stirring until the cheese melts.
• Stir in the chopped green onions and Parmesan cheese; mix to combine, season with salt and pepper.
• Serve over the cooked pasta.
• Delicious!

SHRIMP AND MUSHROOM LINGUINI WITH CREAMY CHEESE HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguini, and cook until tender, about 7 minutes. Drain.
• 2. Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until tender. Transfer to a plate.
• 3. In the same pan, melt 1/2 cup butter with the minced garlic. Stir in the cream cheese, breaking it up with a spoon as it melts. Stir in the parsley and basil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Mix in boiling water until sauce is smooth. Stir in cooked shrimp and mushrooms, and heat through.
• 4. Toss linguini with shrimp sauce, and serve.

BEEF MEDALLIONS WITH WILD MUSHROOMS CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place mushrooms in a bowl with warm broth and soak for 20 minutes, or until tender. Strain mushrooms and reserve broth.
• In large saucepan, on medium-high heat, add 1 tsp of oil, butter, shallots, garlic paste and mushrooms. Cook until shallots are caramelized, about 5 minutes. Add wine and deglaze the pan, about 3 minutes.
• Next add the broth and simmer, allowing the liquid to reduce by half, about 5-8 minutes. Add cream and cook another 2 minutes,.
• Meanwhile, season beef with salt and pepper. Add remaining oil to an ovenproof skillet and pan-sear beef on high heat, 1 minute per side and place in the oven.
• Cook about 7-19 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer reaches 160F for medium. Remove beef from oven and set aside to rest,
• Divide steaks among 8 plates, drizzle 2 tablespoons mushroom sauce overtop (save any leftovers for another use) and serve.

BEEF MEDALLIONS AND MUSHROOMS IN RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Start by cutting the tenderloin into 6 equal pieces, then flatten each piece using a mallet or heavy weight until each piece is 1/4 inch thick.
• Season with the salt and pepper.
• In a medium skillet, melt a tablespooon of butter over med-high heat.
• Add the beef, in batches if necessary, and saute until outside is brown but inside is still very pink, about 2 minutes on each side.
• After browning remove each tenderloin from pan and keep warm.
• Add remaining butter to skillet, and when melted, add mushrooms and shallots.
• Saute until tender, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the sugar over the mixture, and cook until deep brown, about 4 minutes longer.
• Add vinegar, garlic, herbs, and flour and stir one minute, until liquid is absorbed.
• Add broth and wine, and bring to a boil.
• Cook until liquid is thickened and reduced to about 1/2 cup.
• Return beef to the pan, and heat through, about 1 minute.
• Arrange beef on plate and spoon sauce and mushrooms over.

BUFFALO SHRIMP WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the butter and the Tabasco sauce in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, and cook until the butter has melted. Stir, and let cool slightly. Then divide the butter mixture between two large mixing bowls.
• Place the shrimp in one bowl and coat them well with the butter mixture. Cover the bowl loosely and let the shrimp marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the blue cheese dipping sauce. Combine all sauce ingredients, except the cheese, in a bowl. Gently fold in the blue cheese, being careful not to break it up too much (or it will turn the sauce an unappetizing gray). Adjust the seasonings to taste. Refrigerate, covered, for as long as overnight.
• To cook the shrimp, heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Using tongs, lift the shrimp from the marinade and cook them, in batches, in the skillet until they are pink and opaque, 2 minutes per side. As they are cooked, transfer the shrimp to the second bowl and toss them well in that batch of butter-Tabasco mixture.
• Again using tongs, transfer the cooked shrimp to a serving bowl. Sprinkle them with coarse salt. Serve immediately, along with the celery, carrots, and scallions, and a bowl of Blue Cheese Sauce for dipping.