RICHARD ROSENDALE
CMC
Richard Rosendale, CMC
Executive Chef
The Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs, WV

Richard Rosendale, CMC




Pepper Crusted Strip Steak
with Chocolate Salt,
Beet Risotto,
Beet Foam

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Pepper Crusted Strip Steak with Chocolate Salt, Beet Risotto, Beet Foam

Entree - Serves 4

Strip Steaks

Ingredients: Method:
4 ea. 8 oz. Strip Steaks Rub the steak with salt, oil, and black pepper. Heat a grill until hot enough to sear the steaks. Sear the steaks for 5 minutes on both sides or until cooked till desired doneness. Let the steaks rest for 10 minutes, while keeping them warm.
2 T Black Pepper
tt Salt
1/4 cup Olive Oil
2 T Butter

Chocolate Salt

Ingredients: Method:
1/4 cup Bittersweet Chocolate - Frozen Put the frozen chocolate and the kosher salt in a coffee grinder. Puree the salt and the chocolate together, but only for about 20 seconds until the salt and the chocolate are ground fine. Reserve in a cooler so that the salt does not melt. (if the chocolate gets too warm, it will begin to melt)
1 T Kosher Salt

Beet Risotto

Ingredients: Method:
1 T Olive Oil Heat the stock and beet juice together in sauce pot until hot. In another medium sauce pan, sweat the onions in a little olive oil, and cook until translucent. Add the risotto, and stir until coated in the oil. Next add the some of the beet stock, and cook until absorbed. Add a ladle of beet stock at a time to the risotto while the risotto is on medium heat.
Stir occasionally, while adding more beet stock. The risotto should still have some bite to it and not cooked until soft or mushy. Finish off the heat by adding the cheese and the butter. Adjust the seasoning with salt and black pepper.
1 T Minced White Onions
1 cup Carnaroli Rice
2 cups Chicken Stock
1 cup Beet Juice
3 T Parmesan Cheese
2 T Butter

Beet Foam

Ingredients: Method:
2 cups Beet Juice Juice the beets and add to a medium sauce pot. Reduce for 5 minutes. Squeeze the juice from an orange and add the zest as well. Heat the beet juice, orange juice, star anise, and vanilla pod in a small sauce pot to a simmer. Simmer for 8 minutes and season with salt and pepper. Strain, and add soy Lecithin. The sauce can be frothed with an electric hand blender.
1 Vanilla Pod (not scraped)
1 Star Anise
1 Orange
1 T Soy Lecthin
tt Salt & Pepper

Presentation:

Place some of the risotto on the plate, followed by the beef (before serving the steaks, sprinkle with a little chocolate salt) and then some of the froth. Garnish with some steamed seasonal vegetables.
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