Sturgeon With Mushroom And Thyme Reduction Recipes

STURGEON WITH MUSHROOM AND THYME REDUCTION

Steps:

• Heat the grill, (or use a grill pan) on high while you prepare the sturgeon.
• Remove the skin from the sturgeon and place in a large stainless steel bowl.
• Add the olive oil, garlic, course black pepper and salt.
• Mix the seasonings into the fish to coat.
• Prepare the mushroom sauce by heating a large sauté pan on high.
• Add the olive oil and add the sliced mushrooms and shallots just as the oil begins to smoke.
• Sauté the mushrooms and shallots for about 1 minute and add the whole butter followed by the fresh thyme and salt and pepper.
• Place the sturgeon on the grill and reduce the heat to a medium setting.
• Close the grill and leave the fish as is for 2 minutes.
• While the fish is cooking add both the stock and white wine to the mushroom mixture and continue to cook to reduce the liquid.
• Reduce by almost half.
• Flip the fish after two minutes of cooking and cook another minute or until the fish reaches an internal cooking temperature of 145 degrees.
• Remove the grilled fish and plate, top with the mushroom and shallot mixture and enjoy.

GRILLED STURGEON WITH MUSHROOM SAUTE RECIPE

Steps:

• Clean the grill well before getting it hot, this will help insure the fish will not stick while cooking. Start with a grill brush and remove any burnt on material. After words with an old towel that has been slightly oiled with plain vegetable oil rub the grill down. This is what chef's call "seasoning the grill". Next head the grill on high while you prepare the sturgeon. Remove the skin from the sturgeon and place in a large stainless steel bowl. Add the olive oil, garlic, course black pepper and salt. Mix the seasonings into the fish to coat. Prepare the mushroom saute by heating a large saute pan on high. Add the olive oil and add the sliced mushrooms and shallots just as the oil begins to smoke. Saute the mushrooms and shallots for about 1 minute and add the whole butter followed by the fresh thyme and salt and pepper. Place the sturgeon on the grill and reduce the heat to a medium setting. Close the grill and leave the fish as is for 2 minutes. While the fish is cooking add both the stock and white wine to the mushroom mixture and continue to cook to reduce the liquid. Flip the fish after two minutes of cooking and cook another minute *or until the fish reaches an internal cooking temperature of 145 degrees. Remove the grilled fish and plate, top with the mushroom and shallot mixture and enjoy. This recipe is excellent with roasted potatoes, yams or a rice blend.

FRESH STURGEON WITH SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly season the sturgeon with salt and pepper on both sides. In each of 2 large ovenproof skillets set over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. When the butter stops foaming, place the fish in the pans, leaving at least an inch of space around each piece. Cook until the bottoms turn golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn and cook for another 3 minutes. Place the pans in the middle shelf of the oven to finish cooking, for about 8 minutes, while preparing the vegetables.
• Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in a large saucepan. Add the chicken stock, carrots and scallions and simmer for 4 minutes. Add the peas and asparagus, and continue to cook until all of the vegetables are tender, another 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the lettuce and tarragon.
• Meanwhile, gently warm the pea sauce and the shrimp sauce in separate pots over low heat, without letting them reach a simmer.
• Ladle a few tablespoons of pea sauce onto the centers of 6 plates. Divide the vegetable mixture evenly among the plates. Top the vegetables with 1 piece of sturgeon. Ladle more pea sauce around the vegetables, and then drizzle the shrimp sauce over the fish and around the edge of the plate. Serve immediately.