White Nut Roast With Herb Stuffing
- Roast
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/ 1/4 cup milk
- 2 egg whites
- 4 tbsp butter plus a little for greasing
- 1tbsp unbleached flour
- 1 1/3 cup fresh white bread crumbs
- 3-4 tbsp dried breadcrumbs for coating
- 1 3/4 cup mixed white nuts, finely ground - cashew, pine, blanched almond
- S&P
- Stuffing
- 2 cup fresh bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 2 tbsp onion, grated
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/4 lb, 1 stick butter
- rind of 1/2 lemon, grated
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp marjoram
- Gravy
- 2-3 shallots, chopped
- 2 tbsp unbleached flour
- 2 cup dark vegetable stock
- 1-2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 tsp yeast extract
- S&P
- Garnish
- Lemon slices
- parsley sprigs
- Preheat oven to 375-F
- Roast
- Grease a 2 pound loaf pan with butter and line with a piece of aluminum foil, also buttered, enough to extend over the narrow ends of the pan.
- Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
- Saute onion in 4tbsp butter until soft. Add thyme & flour, cook another minute or 2. Add milk, stir until thickened. Remove from heat, add bread crumbs and nuts. season generously with S&P and nutmeg.
- Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, fold into nut mix.
- Gravy
- Saute shallot in oil for 5 minutes, add flour, stir, cook another 5-10 minutes until flour is a nut brown and onions are clear and slightly pulpy. Add garlic, saute 1-2 min. Gradually add dark stock. Bring to boil then reduce heat and simmer 10 min. Strain into saucepan, add yeast extract, soy sauce, S&P. Stir well. Serve.
- Stuffing
- Mix all ingredients and add S&P to taste.
- Evenly spoon half the nut mix into loaf pan.
- Pat the stuffing into an even, flat layer over the nut mix.
- Add a second layer with the remaining nut mixture.
- Level the top and cover with buttered foil.
- Bake 1 to 1 1/4 hours until firm in the center. Remove foil for the last 15 minutes to allow for browning.
- Let stand 5 minutes then invert onto warmed serving dish. Garnish with parsley sprigs and lemon slices.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/white-nut-roast-with-herb-stuffing-50052744 (may not work)