Shad Roe with Roasted Bananas and Chardonnay Butter.For the Chardonnay butter sauce, in a medium saucepan, bring the Chardonnay, vinegar, and shallot shallot: see onion. shallot Mildly aromatic herbaceous plant (Allium ascalonicum) of the lily family, probably of Asiatic origin, used to flavour foods. to a boil. Reduce the heat and maintain at a simmer until reduced to a syrup consistency, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat, discard the shallot, and strain through a fine mesh sieve. Season and set aside keeping warm. For the bananas, in a medium saute sau·té tr.v. sau·téed, sau·té·ing, sau·tés To fry lightly in fat in a shallow open pan. n. A dish of food so prepared. pan, heat the butter over medium heat. Dust the banana slices with flour, patting off any excess. Sear sear 1 v. seared, sear·ing, sears v.tr. 1. To char, scorch, or burn the surface of with or as if with a hot instrument. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. the bananas on both sides until golden brown. Remove from the beat and set aside keeping warm. For the spinach, in a medium saute pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the spinach and simmer until just wilted, about two minutes. Remove from the heat, season, and set aside keeping warm. To finish the sauce, whisk in the butter to incorporate. Strain, through a fine mesh sieve, season, and set aside keeping warm. For the shad roe Noun 1. shad roe - roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently Alosa sapidissima, common American shad - shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast hard roe, roe - fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture , preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a medium, ovenproof ov·en·proof adj. Capable of resisting the heat produced in a kitchen oven: an ovenproof casserole dish. ovenproof adj → refractario, saute pan, heat the butter over medium-low heat. Season the shad roe lobes, place, seam-side-up, in the pan, and saute for two minutes. Using a fish spatula spatula /spat·u·la/ (spach´u-lah) [L.] 1. a wide, flat, blunt, usually flexible instrument of little thickness, used for spreading material on a smooth surface. 2. a spatulate structure. , gently turn the shad roe over and transfer to the oven for two minutes. Remove from the heat, brush with butter, sprinkle with lemon juice, and set aside keeping warm. To serve, spoon some spinach onto the center of a plate and set shad roe lobe on top. Spoon some bananas over the dish, place some bacon strips to one side, and drizzle some Chardonnay butter around the dish. (Serves 6) For the Chardonnay butter sauce: 1/2 cup Chardonnay wine 1/2 cup champagne vinegar 1 shallot, peeled and sliced in half 4 ounces unsalted butter; diced and chilled 4 ounces salted butter, diced and chilled Salt, white pepper, and lemon juice to taste For the bananas: 2 ounces clarified butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 3 under ripe bananas, peeled and sliced on the bias For the spinach: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 cups spinach leaves Salt, white pepper, sugar, and nutmeg to taste For the shad roe: 2 ounces clarified butter 6 shad roe lobes Juice of 1 lemon Salt and pepper
For the dish: Crisp bacon strips |
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