Beef With A Stilton Souffle Recipes

STILTON SOUFFLé

Steps:

• Make a foil collar for a 4-cup soufflé dish to extend an inch above the rim. Grease inside of dish and foil with 1 tablespoon butter. Dust with bread crumbs.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt the remaining butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Sauté celery until tender but not brown. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
• In a small saucepan, heat the milk until steam rises. Whisk it into the celery and cook over medium heat until it becomes a thick sauce, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Whisk in the egg yolks one at a time.
• In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt to soft peaks. Fold a spoonful of the whites into the sauce. Fold in the cheese, and then the remaining whites. Pour into the prepared dish, place in the oven, lower the temperature to 350 degrees and bake until the soufflé has risen, and the top is brown and wiggles a bit, about 35 minutes. Remove the collar and serve immediately. Serves 4. Recipes adapted from Florence Fabricant.

BEEF, GUINNESS AND STILTON PIE

Steps:

• Put the seasoned flour in a large bowl or bag. Add the beef and coat it well. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pan and cook the beef in 2 batches for 3-4 minutes until browned all over.
• Transfer it to a casserole dish. Preheat the oven to or 160°C (150 fan) Add the onion and garlic and another tablespoon of the oil to the pan and cook them for 5 minutes until softened.
• Pour in the Guinness and stock. Bring to the boil and add the sugar, salt, Worcestershire sauce, dried herbs and bay leaf. Stir well and then pour over the meat.
• Cover and cook in the oven for two hours. Add the button mushrooms for the last 30 minutes of cooking. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 200°C (180 fan) Roll out the pastry on a lightly-floured surface to at least 5cm (2in) larger than the top of a pudding or pie dish. Cut out a circle, and then score it. Spoon the meat mixture into the bowl and add pieces of Stilton. Wet around the top of the dish, place a collar of pastry around, made from trimmings, and then put on the lid. Seal the edges well; tuck the excess pastry under the rim.
• Glaze with beaten egg. Place on a baking sheet, below the centre of the oven, and bake for 45-50 minutes, until the pastry is golden.

BEEF WITH A STILTON SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C Gas Mark 5. Coat the ramekins with the butter and sprinkle over parmesan to coat all sides well.
• Mix the cornflour with 20ml of the milk to form a roux, or paste. Heat the remaining milk until near boiling then add the roux, stirring constantly. Return to the pan, add a bayleaf and continue to stir until a smooth consistency is reached. Avoid any lumps at all cost.
• Pour the sauce into a large bowl and beat in the egg yolks one at a time. Add the stilton and stir until it melts. Season to taste. Boil the asparagus then blend two thirds (Or thereabouts) of it and add to the mixture. Pour all of this into a food processor and blend until all lumps are removed.
• Whisk the egg whites in a spotlessly clean bowl until stiff peaks form, whisk a third of these into the mixture to lighten it then gently fold in the rest.
• Spoon the mixture into ramekins and sprinkle again with the grated parmesan. Bake in the middle of the oven for 35 minutes.
• With ten minutes left until the souffles are ready, brush the steaks with oil and season well with salt and pepper. Cook them in a hot pan however you wish, about 4 minutes either side for medium rare-rare. Plate up once this is cooked, also halve the remaining asparagus and plate up to serve. Finally, melt all of the ingredients for the sauce together and add to plate. Add souffles as soon as they are cooked and golden and serve immediately.

BEEF STEAK WITH STILTON SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan and cook the steaks with the onion according to your preference. Once cooked, remove from the pan and keep warm.Add the Stilton cheese, soft cream cheese, milk and mustard. Heat gently for 1 minute.Serve the sauce poured over the steaks with the red onion, new potatoes and asparagus.If preferred replace sirloin or rump steak with fillet steak and increase the cooking time by 1-2 minutes on each side.

SLOW-COOKED BEEF STEW AND DUMPLINGS (DUTCH OVEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160C/ 320F/ GM 2 1/2
• Chop the beef into 1-1.5 inch cubes if necessary, and season
• Heat a large casserole pan and add 1/2 the oil then fry 1/2 of the beef, turning frequently until the meat is browned all over. Remove from the pan and fry the remaining meat in the same way. Set all meat aside
• Finely dice the large onion and celery sticks and add to the pan along with the remaining oil. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Crush the garlic clove and chop the bacon then add to the pan and continue to cook until the vegetables are soft
• Split the allspice berries open using a pestle and mortar or the end of a rolling pin. Sprinkle into the pan with the bay leaves and black pepper
• Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minutes, then deglaze the pan with the red wine. Allow the liquid to evaporate
• Peel the baby onions and wipe the chestnut mushrooms. If the mushrooms are large chop in half. Place in the pan and then return the browned meat to the pan. Dice the pickled walnuts and scatter into the pan with a few sprigs of fresh thyme
• Pour the stock over everything, give a good stir, cover and cook for 2½ hours, stirring midway through
• Just before the cooking time is up, peel and chop the carrots and Jerusalem artichoke into thick pieces. Add to the pan with the potatoes and cook for a further 45 minutes
• Make the dumplings when there is 10 minutes cooking time left: Put the flour, baking powder, salt and suet into a small mixing bowl. Strip approx 1 tbsp thyme leaves from their stems and crumble the cheese. Add both to the bowl and stir then add just enough milk to form a soft but not sticky dough. Using floured handles roll into 8 equal-sized balls
• Top the stew with the dumplings, cover and cook for a further 20-30 minutes - removing the lid for the last 10 minutes for a crisper finish to the dumplings if preferred
• Check and adjust seasoning as necessary, then serve straight away with a sprig of thyme to garnish

STILTON SOUFFLE OMELETTE

Steps:

• First pre-heat the grill, then put the frying pan on to a medium heat. Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks and leave them on one side while you beat the egg yolks in a separate bowl and season them well. Now melt the butter in the hot pan, being careful not to let it burn, then quickly fold the egg yolks and half of the Stilton, plus the chives, into the egg whites. When the butter is foaming, pour the mixture into the pan, shaking the pan to make sure the mixture is evenly distributed - don't be tempted to stir it, though, or you will knock the air out of it. Cook the omelette for about 1 minute and then slide a palette knife around the edge to loosen it from the pan. Now scatter the remaining cheese all over the surface, then place the pan under the grill, 4 inches (10 cm) from the heat, and let the surface cook for about 1 minute, until it is lightly tinged brown and the cheese is melting. Then remove the pan from the grill and, using the palette knife, carefully loosen the edges, fold one half of the omelette over the other, slide it out on to a heated plate and serve immediately. You can also watch how to make omelettes in our Cookery School Video on this page

TWICE BAKED STILTON SOUFFLÉ

Steps:

• Bring the milk to a boil with the bay leaf, nutmeg and onion. Strain and allow to cool. Preheat oven to 350F/180C. In a medium saucepan off the stove, make a white sauce by mixing together the oil, flour and cooled milk. Then cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until thickened and smooth (will have lumps at first, but keep stirring). Remove from the heat and allow to cool a little. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, carefully to the mixture. Beat well all the time so that the eggs do not curdle. Add the Stilton to the mixture, stir, and then add the parmesan. Season to taste (almost overseason) with salt, pepper and cayenne. Stiffly beat the egg whites. Fold in one quarter of the egg whites to the egg yolk mixture to 'slacken' it and then fold in the rest - being careful not to overmix. Pour almost 1 cup of mixture into 4 (2-cup) ramekins that have been well-buttered (parchment paper on the bottom). Place the ramekins in a large baking tray and pour about 3/4'' boiling water around them, then place the tray on the middle shelf in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. When almost cold, run a knife around the edge of each ramekin and drop the soufflés into our hand. Place each on a small baking dish. If not to be eaten soon, cover and refrigerate or freeze. When ready to eat, pour the cream around the base of the still cold or frozen soufflés and place in a pre-heated oven (350F/180C) for about 25 minutes until browned and well risen. Serve immediately.