Steak Frites & a glass of red wine transports me right back to a bistro in Paris. We make ours with fillet tenderloins and they are so delicious! We love The Balthazar cookbook and use their recipe. I will outline here & go over making “Maitre d’hotel butter”
Let’s start things off with a very quick & easy version of Gorgonzola Truffle oil French fries ( I also included a lengthier version below from a recipe graciously given to me from The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach Florida). I have taken cooking classes & shopped food markets & mercado around the world for years. I love bringing back inspiration from my travels to my home kitchen and hopefully inspiring our readers, friends, & family to “Get Cooking”
Shortcut Gorgonzola Truffle Fries
1 bag thin cut frozen French fried
Good quality truffle oil (we used black truffle oil
A small sprinkling of sea salt (optional)
Fresh ground black pepper
Block of Gorgonzola cheese
Preheat oven to 375
Spread thawed fries out on baking sheet
Add a little sea salt & cracked pepper
Bake in oven until they begin to crisp up
Remove from oven
Drizzle a small amount of truffle oil over fries & toss
Crumble Gorgonzola on top of fries ( use as much or as little, depending on how much you like) I typically use about half of the block of Gorgonzola. Don’t over power the fries.
Return to oven and continue to bake
*** I like to then broil for a few minutes to get the fries nice and crispy. But please take care to NOT walk away as they can burn very quickly. I watch them closely
I typically do this while my steaks are cooking, either on the stove in a grill pan ( we love Le Crueset) or on an outdoor grill
Remember to let your steaks rest after grilling to lock in all that delicious juice.
Maître d’hotel Butter
(Herbed Butter)
FOR THE MAÎTRE D'HÔTEL BUTTER
Adapted from Balthazar, (however, we made several changes in our version below)
½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened (personally we like using one stick salted & one stick unsalted)
2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 shallot, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
½ teaspoon chopped fresh sage
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
Combine ingredients & roll into cylinder, wrap in plastic or parchment and chill in fridge.
•FOR THE STEAKS
Adapted from Balthazar Cookbook
We used fillet
4. steaks, about 10 ounces each, about 1 inch thick
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
Plate your steaks and Gorgonzola truffle fries and add a little Pat of Maître d’hotel butter on top of steaks letting it melt gloriously onto hot steaks!
*** adapted from The Breakers Hotel & my article was published for a cooking sit several years ago. For those of you who prefer, we added a lengthier version, if you feel like trying this instead of our quick shortcut recipe above! Gorgonzola Truffle Oil French Fries with Citrus
6 Idaho potatoes, one package of gorgonzola cheese, a triangle wedge 1 cup of heavy cream 2 tbsp of truffle oil (either black or white) – I used black, because that is what I had on hand. The juice of half an orange, sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste Scrub potatoes clean, keeping the skin on. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and place the potato half in the slicer, pull down the lever to make even fry-shaped slices.
Fill your deep fryer with vegetable oil to the appropriate level indicated in the directions. Fry potatoes in batches until golden brown, taking care to not crowd them.
Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with sea salt
Add the heavy cream to a saucepan and reduce over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Stir in chunked up pieces of the Gorgonzola cheese. Add the truffle oil, continuing to stir. Remove from heat and add the juice from half an orange slat and pepper to taste. Place French Fries on a decorative platter and drizzle with gorgonzola sauce and serve.
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