Tarragon Sabayon Food

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH ROASTED-GARLIC SABAYON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut top 1/4 inch off heads of garlic to expose cloves. Place garlic heads on large sheet of foil. Drizzle 1 teaspoon oil over garlic and wrap loosely but completely in foil; place packet directly on oven rack and roast until very soft, about 45 minutes. Cool. Squeeze garlic from skins into bowl. Using fork, mash roasted garlic until smooth.
• Heat 3 teaspoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper. For sea scallops: Sear half at a time until brown and just opaque in center, about 1 minute per side. For bay scallops: Sauté half at a time until opaque, stirring frequently, about 1 1/2 minutes per batch. Transfer to plate. Tent with foil to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, bring clam juice and vermouth to boil in small saucepan; remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice. Whisk egg yolks and 2 tablespoons roasted garlic puree in large metal bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in clam juice mixture. Place bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bowl to touch water) and whisk until sabayon is thick and creamy and thermometer registers 160°F, about 3 minutes. Remove bowl from over water. Whisk in parsley, tarragon, and chives. Season sabayon with salt and pepper.
• Divide arugula among 4 warm plates; place scallops atop arugula. Spoon sabayon over scallops and serve.

TARRAGON SABAYON

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. In the jar of blender, combine egg yolks and lemon juice. With the blender on medium, drizzle in butter until mixture is emulsified. If mixture seems too thick, stir in a little hot water to thin until desired consistency is reached. Season with salt and pepper; keep warm until ready to serve. Stir in tarragon and shallot just before serving.

RUBY RED AND TARRAGON PALOMA

Steps:

• Rub the rims of 4 to 6 cocktail glasses with some of the grapefruit juice, then dip into the salt. Fill each glass with ice and set aside.
• Muddle the tarragon and sugar in a large cocktail shaker. Add the grapefruit juice, mezquila and ice. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds, then strain, pouring into the salted glasses. Top with the club soda.

POACHED SALMON WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Zest the lemon and cut into wedges. Mix together the crème fraîche, tarragon, garlic, lemon zest and a squeeze of juice, season to taste and set aside.
• Bring a large shallow pan of salted water to the bowl and cook the green beans for 3 mins until just done. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain and cool under cold running water before tossing with the crème fraîche mixture.
• Bring the pan back to the boil, then turn the heat down to a very gentle simmer and slide in the salmon pieces. Poach for 8-10 mins or until cooked to your liking. Remove from the pan and put on kitchen paper before plating up. Serve with the green beans and baby new potatoes.

TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 1 T butter over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until soft but not brown (less than 1 minute).
• Add wine and gently boil uncovered until all of liquid is evaporated and shallots make a sizzle noise.
• Mix 1/4 cup of poaching liquid or chicken broth to onions. DO NOT ADD MORE - it will be too thin.
• When liquid simmers over medium heat whisk in 1 T butter at a time. Wait until the previous on e almost melts before adding another.
• Add lemon juice and salt continuing to whisk. Turn off heat.
• Add tarragon and parsley and onion mix to blender. Process until smooth.