Tomato Herb Hollandaise Steaks Chops Chicken Or Fish Food

TOMATO HERB HOLLANDAISE (STEAKS, CHOPS, CHICKEN OR FISH)

Steps:

• Put the tomatoes, shallots, vinegar and wine into a small pan and cook 15 minutes. Strain and return to the pan. Reduce to two tablespoons.
• Off heat, whisk in the egg yolks. Place over low heat and continue whisking. Add the butter, a couple of pieces at a time. Be very careful not to overcook the sauce or it will separate.
• Continue adding the butter and whisking, moving the pan on and off the heat to prevent it from getting too hot. Whisk until the sauce is smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mince the basil, tarragon and thyme and add them immediately so that they do not have time to turn brown. Serve at once.

TOMATO HOLLANDAISE

Steps:

• Place the egg yolks and water in a medium mixing bowl and place the mixture over a double boiler, whisking constantly until frothy. Cook until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes, removing from the heat for a moment if the eggs become too warm. Whisk in the clarified butter slowly, season with salt and pepper, remove from heat, and whisk in the tomato paste.

HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH MELTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Pulse the onion, parsley, cilantro, tarragon, 2 tablespoons dill, the walnuts and garlic in a food processor. Add 3 tablespoons olive oil, the vinegar, 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper to taste; pulse until smooth.
• Stir half of the herb paste with the yogurt in a small bowl; cover and refrigerate.
• Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Loosen the skin with your fingers; rub some of the remaining herb paste under the skin and the rest on the outside of the bird. Truss the chicken. Place in a roasting pan; roast until the skin turns golden, about 30 minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees. Toss the tomatoes with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a bowl; season with salt and pepper. Baste the chicken with the drippings and add the tomatoes, cut-side down, to the pan. Continue roasting until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh registers 155 degrees, about 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper; let the chicken rest 10 minutes before carving.
• Arrange the chicken and tomatoes on a platter; sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons dill. Serve with the yogurt sauce.

RIB-EYE STEAK WITH BASIL HOLLANDAISE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the steak on a plate and rub with 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil and plenty of black pepper and flaky sea salt. Leave to marinate at room temperature for about 10 mins. Heat a heavy-based ovenproof frying pan until searingly hot.
• Add the meat to the pan, with oil from the plate, the garlic cloves, thyme and bay leaf. Sear the steak for 3 mins on the first side until well browned, basting with the oil and herbs as it cooks. Carefully tip off the oil, add another 2 tbsp, then sear the second side of the steak in the same way. Quickly brown around the edges, then slide the pan into the oven and roast for 15 mins, turning over halfway through.
• Take the steak from the pan and sit it on a rack over a roasting tin. Tip the oil, herbs and garlic from the pan over the steak, then leave to rest for 15-20 mins. Leave the steak uncovered - covering with foil will make the steak steam and lose its crisp crust.
• Meanwhile, start the hollandaise. Put a medium pan of water on to boil. Put the vinegar, basil stalks, bay leaf and spices into a small pan. Boil down to about 3 tbsp, then strain. Put the egg yolks into a large, deep bowl, add 1 tbsp cold water and 1 tbsp of the vinegar reduction, then whisk briefly until light and frothy.
• Put the bowl over, but not touching, the simmering water, then whisk to a light, airy foam. Now gradually add the butter, little by little, whisking all the time to make a silky yellow sauce. Prevent the sauce overheating by lifting the bowl on and off the pan, adding a splash more water if it starts to get too thick. The sauce can be kept warm for up to 30 mins by sitting the bowl in a bath of just-warm water. If it gets too hot, the sauce will split. Just before serving, finely chop the basil and stir into the sauce with the lemon juice and seasoning to taste.
• HOLLANDAISE TIP: This recipe makes enough reduction for three batches of sauce - keep what's left over in the fridge for several months. We make huge batches in our restaurants, reducing to 100ml, adding a little water and storing in a squeezy bottle. Leftover hollandaise will keep well in the fridge for up to 2 days. Try stirring it through some mash to top a fish pie.

HERB BUTTER FOR STEAK CHICKEN CHOPS OR VEGGIES

Steps:

• Whisk butter until creamy.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Place butter on a piece of plastic wrap, and roll into a log shape.
• Twist the ends tight like a tootsie roll.
• Place in fridge or freezer until firm.
• Time does not include chilling.