California goat cheese crepes with sweet onion sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Flour, all purpose
1 Egg
1 Egg yolk
1 cup Milk, or more
1 pinch Salt
8 ounces Cheese, goat, California at room temperature
2 tablespoons Oil, olive
3 tablespoons Basil, finely shredded
1½ tablespoon Oil, vegetable
1 medium Onion, sliced
1 cup Veal, trimmings * OR
1 pinch Pepper, black, ground
1 tablespoon Parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon Chives, chopped
2 tablespoons Butter, lightly salted
Oil, olive
2 tablespoons Parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons Olives, black, chopped
Pepper, black, ground
1 cup Beef, trimmings *
2 tablespoons Vermouth, dry
2 cups Stock, veal **

Directions

CREPES

FILLING

SWEET ONION SAUCE

* Trimmings should be cut into ¾ inch dice. ** Recipe for VEAL STOCK follows in another recipe file. For Crepes: ===========

Sift the flour into a mixing bowl; add egg, egg yolk and a little of the milk and stir to the consistency of smooth paste.

Gradually add remaining milk and mix until smooth. Add salt and pepper, and 1 tablespoon of parsley and chives.

Heat 2 tablespoons of butter until the butter foams and turns a very light brown color. Whisk this into the batter. Let the mixture stand for at least 2 hours.

Thin the batter with milk, if necessary, to the consistency of whipping cream.

Brush a 7" non-stick skillet with a thin film of olive oil and place over medium heat.

When hot, add about 3 tablespoons of batter and swirl to coat the pan. Cook until lightly golden, about 1 minute; then flip and cook the second side for about 30 seconds. Continue with remaining batter, stacking crepes between sheets of waxed paper.

For Filling: ============

In a mixing bowl, mash the cheese with 2 tablespoons of olive oil until soft and smooth. Stir in the basil, 2 tablespoons of parsley, olives, and pepper.

For Sweet Onion Sauce: ====================== In a heavy saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat, then add onion and meat. Cook uncovered, shaking the pan and stirring occasionally, until the meat and the onion are browned (about 20 minutes.)

Add the vermouth, stirring, to the meat and onions. Then add the stock and bring the mixture to a boil. Allow the mixture to boil gently, skimming the surface often until sauce has reduced to a light syrupy consistency (about 30 minutes or longer.) Remove the saucepan from the heat and swirl in 2 tablespoons of butter, bit by bit. Strain the resulting sauce and season with a little bit salt and pepper.

To Assemble: ============

Preheat the oven to 375 F.

Use a narrow spatula or butter knife to spread 1 side of each crepe evenly with about 2 tablespoons filling. Fold each crepe into quarters, pressing neatly.

Blanch cucumber slices in boiling salted water for 1 minute then drain well. Arrange the stuffed crepes in a shallow baking pan, brushing lightly with olive oil and place them in the oven until heated through (about 5 minutes.) Arrange 2 crepes, overlapping slightly, on each of 4 heated serving plates. Arrange 3 cucumber slices in a fan pattern next to the crepes and garnish with finely slivered olives.

Warm the sauce. Spoon some sauce around the crepes, and serve.

Source: New York's Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine : Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland : The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985 Chef: Larry Forgione, An American Place Restaurant, New York

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