8 cote azur Recipes

dry white wine, honey , plus 2 tsp (see homemade lavender ), fresh lemon juice (preferably from meyer lemons), chopped fresh lemon zest, chopped fresh lemon verbena (optional), granulated sugar, mixed baby lettuce greens (4 generous handfuls), fresh peach, fresh nectarine, fresh raspberry (or fresh berries of your choice), sliced fresh lemon verbena or lemon balm or mint leaf, for garnish

unsalted butter, olive oil, sirloin steaks, each about 1 1/2 lb (thick-cut , bone-in top sirloin), kosher sea salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, unsalted butter, shallots, finely chopped, beef stock, green mustard , with herbs or 2 tbsp dijon mustard, chopped mixed fresh flat-leaf parsley , chervil, and tarragon, kosher sea salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste

milk , full-cream, superfine sugar, cornflour (known as maizena in s a), egg yolks, milk chocolate, chopped up (good quality , 200g), butter, vanilla, chocolate, top quality (pref at least 70% cocoa butter, try callebaut, cote d or or lindt, ), hot strong coffee (very good instant will do, best is brewed coffee), superfine sugar (caster sugar), all-purpose flour or 2 1/2 cups cake flour, cocoa powder (any kind ), baking powder (not soda), salt, eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk , well shaken, vanilla, fresh heavy cream, chocolate , semisweet, high quality, corn syrup (i use 20 ml golden syrup), butter

olive oil, dry cured center cut apple-smoked bacon, diced, beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, carrot, sliced diagonally into 1-inch chunks, yellow onions, sliced, chopped garlic (2 cloves), cognac, dry red wine , such as cote du rhone or 1 (750 ml) bottle pinot noir wine, beef broth, tomato paste, fresh thyme leave (1/2 tsp dried ), unsalted butter, at room temperature divided, all-purpose flour, frozen small whole onions, fresh mushroom , stems discarded caps thickly sliced, country bread or sourdough bread, toasted or grilled and rubbed with garlic clove, chopped fresh parsley (optional)

aged beef rib-eye steaks, sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, vegetable oil, for searing, vegetable oil, shallots minced, haricots verts, blanched , sliced on a bias, picked chervil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, baby carrots, peeled, olive oil, for coating, shallots, thyme, beef reduction, red wine reduction , to taste, port reduction , to taste, carrots, juiced, baby carrots, peeled and greens removed, butter, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, idaho potatoes, unsalted butter, cantal or laguiole cheese, grated, milk, unsalted butter , for adjusting consistency, salt and freshly ground black pepper