Grain-Fed Veal Tenderloin With Truffled Potato Napolean
- 5 Ounces Grain-Fed Veal Tenderloin
- 1 1/4 ounce Hudson Valley Foie Gras
- Seasoning
- 2 ounces Wild Mushroom Assortment including Lobster, Chantrelles, Oyster, and Morels
- 1 ounce Good quality Brandy
- 2 ounces Veal Demi-Glace
- 1 each Truffled Potato Napoleon
- 1 Tbl Carrot Hay
- Ingredients for the Truffled Potato Napoleon (yield 24 orders):
- 5 pounds Idaho Potatoes
- 8 ounces Softened Cream Cheese
- To Taste Salt and White Pepper
- 4 ounces White Truffle Oil
- 2 ounces Fine Chopped Truffle Peelings
- 1 pound Shiitake Mushrooms
- 1 pound Oyster Mushrooms
- 2 ounces Butter
- Season and sear the grain-fed veal tenderloin until desired temperature and set aside for two minutes to rest.
- Meanwhile, saute the assorted wind mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of butter until just wilted and deglaze with brandy.
- Add veal demi-glace and turn to a simmer. In a seperate pan, melt 1 tablespoon of butter until it browns slightly and
- quickly sear the prepared foie gras, turning quickly after 30 seconds.
- Peel the potatoes and cut half into chunks for poaching. The other half will be cut into 1/4 inch wide pieces and then
- cut with a 2 inch wide cookie cutter to get a perfectly round shape. These round "napoleon layers" will be poached
- slightly to cook them but not overly so they stay whole. All of the scrap potato pieces should be added to the chunked
- pieces and cooked until soft. Drain the liquid from the potato chunks and make mashed potatoes with using the
- cream cheese, salt, pepper and truffle oil. Saute the mushrooms with the butter, seasoning them, and set aside.
- Building the Napoleons:
- Using a 3 inch tall by 2 inch wide round tube placed on a parchment covered sheet pan, place one potato disk on
- the bottom inside the tube. Top that with a little mashed truffled potatoes. Top that with another potato disk. Top that
- with some sauteed mushrooms and a little truffled mashed potatoes and then top that with another potato disk.
- Place spatula under the entire tube and lift to serving plate.
- Plating:
- Place seared grain-fed Veal Tenderloin in center of plate, place warmed Truffled Potato Napoleon(recipe follows)
- at 12 o'clock. Place quickly seared Foie Gras on top of Grain-Fed Veal Tenderloin and drizzle the Brandied
- Wild Mushroom Demi-Glace over the top of the foie gras and onto the plate at 6 o'clock.
- Top the Foie Gras with the Carrot Hay.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/grain-fed-veal-tenderloin-with-truffled-potato-napolean-52621371 (may not work)