Tomato Mayonnaise Michel Fitoussi Recipes

TOMATO MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Puree the tomato pulp and set aside.
• In a bowl,start by beating the egg,salt,white pepper and cayenne pepper together with 1 tablespoon of the oil.
• Continue whisking in the oil 1 tablespoon at a time until the sauce has emulsified and all of the oil is incorporated into the sauce.
• Fold in the pureed tomato and the tomato paste.
• Add the lemon juice and adjust seasonings to your taste.
• Store tomato mayonnaise tightly covered in the refrigerator.

SHALLOT AND WILD-MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small pan, over medium heat, reduce stock to one cup.
• Rinse mushrooms well, then soak in warm water or additional warm stock, if available, for 20 minutes.
• Saute shallots in butter. Drain mushrooms and saute with shallots.
• In separate saucepan, bring the creme fraiche to a boil, add reduced stock, then shallots and mushrooms. Season to taste and pour over sliced supremes.

MADAME MOURIERE'S CASSOULET

Steps:

• Prepare the confit, or preserved duck. This can be done weeks in advance or the same day if desired. To reduce the amount of time the dish takes, it is best to make it at least a day ahead.
• The day before the cassoulet will be served prepare the beans. Rinse them well and pick them over to eliminate tiny stones. Put them in a Dutch oven or large saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, cover and remove from the heat. Allow to sit 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in another large saucepan cover the fresh pork rind or bacon with cold water and bring to a boil over high heat. Simmer for several minutes, rinse, drain and set aside. This is done to remove the salt, which would have a toughening effect on the beans.
• By this time the beans should have swollen. Discard the liquid (to help make the beans more digestible), rinse the beans and cover them again with cold water. Add the bay leaves, thyme, and drained pork rind or bacon and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil vigorously for about 45 minutes to one hour, or until the beans are quite well-cooked but still a bit firm. Add the carrots and additional boiling water if necessary and cook an additional 15 minutes, or just until the carrots are cooked. The mixture should not be too dry. Remove from the heat, stir in a tablespoon salt and allow to cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• In a very large frying pan melt three tablespoons goose fat (or butter). Add the sausages all in a single coil, if you can, and cook them over medium heat for about 12 minutes on one side, about 6 minutes on the other side. (Remember which side was cooked for the shorter time. When the cassoulet is assembled, you will place the sausage with the less cooked side down, so the remaining fat will soak into the bean mixture.) You need not prick the sausage. Remove the sausage from the pan and set aside.
• In the same saucepan, add an additional three tablespoons goose fat (if necessary) to cook the confit. If the confit was made ahead, let it come to room temperature to soften the fat and remove all of the confit pieces, wiping off the fat as you remove them. Now saute the pieces of confit over medium-high heat until the skin is very crisp and turns a rich, deep brown. Baste off the fat as necessary. The duck should cook about five to 10 minutes on each side. Remove from the frying pan, drain and set aside.
• Remove the bean mixture from the refrigerator to bring to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In the same frying pan, add two tablespoons goose fat (if necessary) and cook the onions over high heat for about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and the liquid and a clove garlic and cook until the mixture is fairly dry, or about 30 minutes. The mixture should be a rich, deep red. Combine the bean and carrot mixture with the tomato and onion mixture.
• Remove the bones from the duck confit and cut the duck into large chunks without removing the skin.
• Assemble the cassoulet in a large, earthenware casserole. An oval casserole measuring 12 by 17 by 3 inches deep is a perfect size for this recipe. Rub the inside of the casserole with one clove of garlic and discard the garlic. Layer in this order: a single layer of the bean mixture, using about a third of it. Cover this with the cutup pieces of duck. Add a second layer of the bean mixture. Add the sausages in one layer with less-cooked side down. Add the last layer of beans. Finally, add the bread-crumb mixture. Be sure there is at least half an inch of growing space between the bread crumbs and the rim of the casserole.
• Place in the oven and bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the crust is golden and firm. Serve immediately.

TOMATOES IN MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Divide tomatoes into individual serving bowls.
• Immediately before serving top each bowl with a dollop of mayo. Do not try to do this ahead -- the tomato juice will melt the mayo into an unappealing mush.
• Pass the salt shaker and pepper grinder at the table.

TOMATO MAYONNAISE MICHEL FITOUSSI

Steps:

• Beat egg yolk until thick and sticky.
• Add the mustard and vinegar and beat some more.
• Carefully add the olive oil a few droplets at the time. If you add too much at once the mayonnaise will curdle. The mayonnaise should be extremely thick.
• Peel the tomatoes and pass the juice and pulp through a fine sieve until you have 1 cup juice.
• Put 1/4 cup mayonnaise into a bowl. Reserve the rest for another use. Slowly beat tomato juice into mayonnaise. The sauce should be smooth and velvety.