Peppercorn Shallot Mayo Recipes

SUNNY'S EASY RED WINE PEPPERCORN SAUCE

Steps:

• Crush the peppercorns gently with a mortar and pestle (or place them in a plastic bag and pound them with a mallet).
• In a saucepan on medium heat, add the pepper, red wine, thyme, rosemary and shallot. Bring the liquid to a boil, then lower to the lowest simmer and simmer until reduced by half, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Strain out the solids and return the sauce to the pan over medium heat. Add the butter and whisk until melted. Season with salt. Serve warm.

CHEF JOHN'S BEARNAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place 1 cup tarragon, shallots, and peppercorns in a saucepan. Pour in white wine vinegar, white wine, and water. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer; stir. Reduce heat to medium-low to maintain a gentle simmer and reduce liquid to about 3 tablespoons, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Strain into a bowl through a fine mesh strainer, pressing vegetable/herb mixture to extract as much liquid as possible.
• Place 1/4 cup chopped tarragon and capers in a mortar. Mash with a pestle about 1 minute. Add 1 tablespoon cold butter. Mash and pound with pestle until ingredients are thoroughly combined in a solid mass. Transfer to a piece of plastic wrap; wrap and chill.
• Place egg yolks in a stainless steel (flameproof) mixing bowl; add 3 tablespoons tarragon/shallot reduction; whisk together. Add cold butter cubes. Place bowl over low to medium heat whisking constantly until sauce thickens, as you hold the bowl with a kitchen towel. After butter melts continue whisking; mixture will turn a lighter yellow color after 8 to 10 minutes. When mixture is nice and thick, reduce heat to low and stir in compound butter broken into chunks. Continue whisking. Remove from heat. Season with salt, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.

PEPPERCORN-SHALLOT MAYO

Steps:

• Mix 3/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 chopped shallot, 1 tablespoon each cracked mixed peppercorns and chopped tarragon, the juice of 1/2 lemon and salt to taste.

THAI CURRY MAYO

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon ketchup, 2 teaspoons red curry paste, 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce and the juice of 1 lime. Season with salt.