Surf And Turf Rib Eye Crostini With Gorgonzola Mousse And Caramelized Bourbon Shallots Food

CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel the papery skin off the shallots, being careful to leave them whole as whole as possible.
• Put the butter into a saute pan over medium heat until it begins to bubble. Add the shallots, shaking the pan to coat them with butter, and brown on all sides until nicely caramelized to a rich, golden brown color. This will take about 6 to 8 minutes. Sprinkle with the sugar, add the salt, pepper, and stock, and bring to a boil. Pour the contents of the saute pan into a casserole or baking dish. Place into the oven for 20 minutes.
• Check after 10 minutes to stir the contents of the dish and to ensure that the liquid has not evaporated. If it has, add several tablespoons of water to keep the dish moist until the shallots have cooked completely.
• After the shallots have roasted for 20 minutes, the liquid will have evaporated and the shallots should be caramelized to a rich dark golden brown color and should be tender when pierced with a knife.

RIB-EYE CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Rub the steak with the olive oil, rosemary, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir the sour cream, horseradish, mayonnaise and mustard together in a small bowl; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat until very hot, about 2 minutes. Add the vegetable oil, swirling to coat. Add the steak and cook until deeply browned on the underside, about 4 minutes.
• Turn the steak over and cook another 3 minutes, then transfer to the oven and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the steak registers 120 to 125 degrees F, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Thinly slice the steak against the grain; arrange the slices on the baguette toasts. Sprinkle with finishing salt. Top each crostini with a dollop of the horseradish cream and sprinkle with chives.