Port Wine Drunken Melon With Spanish Cheeses Recipes

NEW YORK STEAK WITH GREEN PEPPERCORNS AND PORT WINE

Steps:

• With the back of a heavy saucepan, crush the white and black peppercorns. Remove most of fat from the steaks. Season with salt and crushed peppercorns.
• Heat a large heavy saucepan. Pour in oil, and over high heat, cook the steaks 4 minutes on each side for medium rare. Transfer meat to a warm platter and reserve.
• Carefully discard grease in pan and deglaze with Port. Simmer until reduced by half. Add cream and veal stock and continue to reduce until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Whisk in butter, 1 small piece at a time. Season, to taste, with salt.
• Place 1 steak on each warmed serving plate. Spoon sauce over steaks and sprinkle green peppercorns equally over each portion.

MELON WITH PORT WINE

Steps:

• Cut cantaloupe in half and scoop out seeds.
• Pour ½ cup port into each melon half.
• Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 2 hours. Decorate with mint leaves and serve ice cold.

PORT WINE DRUNKEN MELON WITH SPANISH CHEESES

Steps:

• Pour the port into the melon 1 to 3 days in advance of the dinner. Chill in the refrigerator with the top put back in place and wrapped in plastic wrap.
• When ready to serve:
• Remove the melon from the refrigerator and take off the wrap and top. Pour out the port from the melon into a bowl. Cut off the rind and cut the melon into pieces. Put the pieces into four cool bowls. Serve with the cheeses on a side platter.
• Note: The port could be poured back over the melon or reserved for another use.
• This is also nice with a bowl of lightly seasoned toasted almonds and some port wine.

MELON WITH PORT

Steps:

• Cut melon in two.Remove seeds and strings.Using a melon baller, carve out nice round melon balls.Set asideIn a large bowl, combine port, sugar and water.Refrigerate about 30 minutes.Serve well-chilled in dessert cups.