Soubise Food

SOUBISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Serve right away with roasted meats or vegetables.

SOUBISE (BRAISED RICE AND ONIONS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Drop the rice into 4 quarts of boiling salted water and boil for 5 minutes exactly. Drain immediately.
• Add the 4 Tbsp of butter to a 3-quart, fireproof casserole and place in the oven.
• When the butter is foaming in the casserole, stir in the onions. As soon as they are well coated with butter, stir in the rice and seasonings.
• Cover and cook very slowly in the 300°F oven for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. The rice and onions should become very tender and will usually turn a light golden yellow.
• Correct seasoning.
• Just before serving, stir in the cream and cheese, and then the butter. Taste again for seasoning. Turn into a hot vegetable dish and sprinkle with parsley.

SOUBISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300.
• In med pan bring water to a boil.
• Add rice and 1/2 tsp salt.
• Cook uncovered 5 minutes.
• Drain.
• In 3 qt round casserole stir onions and melted butter until coated.
• Bake covered at 300 for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Add the ricee 1/2 tsp salt and pepper.
• Bake at 300 for 1 hour.
• Remove from oven.
• Stir the whipping cream and 2 TBS butter into the rice mixture.
• Sprinkle with cheese (s) and parsley.
• Serve immediately.

SOUBISE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-low heat, add butter and when melted and it starts sizzling, add onions and sea salt.
• Stir to coat, cover and cook until soft and translucent, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally - DON'T brown them.
• Meanwhile on medium heat, make the béchamel sauce and season with freshly ground black pepper and salt - don't add nutmeg; set aside.
• When the cooking time is up, remove the lid and let the liquid evaporate from the onion mixture, about 10 minutes, stirring often to prevent it from browning.
• Remove from the heat and transfer the onions to the bowl of a food processor. Purée them until the texture is smooth, 15 to 20 seconds.
• Add the puréed onions to the béchamel, stir well and bring the mixture to a simmer. Depending on what it will be served with, season it appropriately.
• Serve immediately otherwise, place some wax paper on top to prevent a skin from forming and move it to the back burner, keeping it warm until needed.

SAUCE SOUBISE

Steps:

• To Béchamel sauce add Gruyère cheese, Parmesan cheese, and onion. Add salt and pepper to taste. Heat until flavors are thoroughly blended and the sauce is smooth.

SAUCE SOUBISE (ONION SAUCE)

Steps:

• Cook the onions in 2 T of butter until they are very soft (about 12 minutes). They should not brown. (In France they puree the onions for a more refined sauce.) At this point it's your choice.
• In a saucepan, melt the other 2 T of butter & incorporate the flour, stirring over low heat for 2 minutes.
• Gradually whisk in the milk, blending well after each addition. Cook the sauce over low to medium heat until it thickens & comes just to a boil. Remove from heat & stir in the cooked onions & heavy cream.

SOUBISE (WHITE ONION SAUCE)

Steps:

• Saute the onions in the butter until transpaents.
• Add the veloute sauce (posted separately) to the onions and bring the sauce to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes At this point puree the sauce in a blender.
• This will give you a smooth sauce.
• Add the whipping cream and then season to taste.