Southwestern menu, Dessert, Starter – Magimix MINI PLUS User Manual

Page 23: Main course, Spiced pears, Monkfish in a red wine sauce, French rösti

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Preparation: 30 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

Equipment: pan, sieve,

stemmed glasses.

Sauce:

in a pan, fry the shallots, leeks and mushrooms

in the oil for 10 minutes. Use the main blade to chop the
garlic and add to the contents of the pan, along with the bay
leaf, thyme and cloves. Add the wine and reduce the sauce
by one third (about 25 minutes). Season with salt and pepper.
Next,

add the fish and simmer for 15 minutes. Taste and

adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve piping hot with
croûtons.

Spiced Pears

Pour

the sugar and water in a pan, add cinnamon, nutmeg

and peppercorns and bring slowly to the boil. Turn off the
heat and leave this syrup to infuse for 10 minutes.
Peel

the pears, rub them with half a lemon to prevent them

from browning and poach them for 15 minutes in the syrup
over a low heat.
During

this time, juice the orange using the citrus press.

Drain

the pears and strain the syrup through a sieve. Boil

this liquid to reduce by half, add the orange juice and
grenadine syrup, then reduce once again by half.
Put

the pears back in the syrup and leave to cool, turning

them several times.
Serve

in individual stemmed glasses, pour over the syrup

and decorate with strips of orange peel.

Ingredients

(serves 4)

• 4 Conference or Comice

pears

• 1/2 lemon
• 2 oranges
• 100 ml (3½ fl oz)

grenadine syrup

• 200 g (7 oz) sugar
• 10 black peppercorns
• 1 clove
• 1 pinch of ground

nutmeg

• 1 piece cinnamon stick
• 1 litre (1¾ pt) cold water

Dessert

Ingredients

(serves 4)

• 4 monkfish fillets (1.2 kg

or 2 lb 9 oz)

• 1 bottle red wine (Médoc,

if possible)

• 1 litre (13/4 pt) fish stock
• 1 tbsp oil
• 3 shallots
• 3 leeks
• 400 g (14 oz) mushrooms
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig thyme
• 2 cloves
• Salt and pepper
• Croûtons

Southwestern Menu

Cut

the monkfish fillets into 100g (4 oz) pieces.

Wash

the leeks. Cut off the green part and the roots. Slice

them using the 2-mm slicer disc, standing them upright in the
feed tube. Set aside.
Clean

the mushrooms. Slice and set aside.

Pour

the fish stock into a pan and bring to the boil.

Lower

the heat and poach the pieces of fish for 3 or 4 minutes.

Keep

them in a warm place.

Starter

Monkfish in a Red Wine Sauce

Preparation: 20 min.

Cooking: 55 min.

Equipment: saucepan.

Main

Course

Preparation: 20 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

Equipment: mixing

bowl, frying pan

French Rösti

Peel,

rinse and dry the potatoes.

Peel

the garlic.Wash and dry the parsley. Put both

ingredients in the Mini Bowl. Pulse a few times. The mixture
should be chopped, not puréed. Set aside.
Grate

the potatoes using the 2mm grater disc (first, cut any

large potatoes in half).
Put

the grated potatoes, chopped garlic and parsley, salt

and pepper in a large bowl. Mix well.
In

a frying pan, heat half the oil and half the butter. Tip in

the mixture, press it down firmly and cook over a moderate
heat for 15 minutes.
After

this time, the rösti should be golden brown. Turn out

onto a plate. Heat the remaining oil and butter. Slide the rösti
back into the pan to brown on the other side and leave to
cook for a further 15 minutes.
This preparation can be served as small individual potato cakes,
using a small round cutter as a mould.

Ingredients

(serves 4)

• 5 medium potatoes
• 3 garlic cloves
• 40 g (11/2 oz) butter
• 4 tbsp oil
• 5 sprigs parsley
• Salt and pepper

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