Im looking for ideas for a red base on a dish to serve a French chef (school) for my final. Im making Filets de Porc Normande and want to celebrate the colors of France. I need to stick with the area of Normandy, France so any tomato base which would have been an obvious fix is out. I have a goat cheese foam and tournes of blue potatoes. I want a bright red "base" to have at the bottom of a tower of the pork loin and caramelized apples which make up the Filets de..."
Such as...a red risotto? Somehow making a white cauliflower puree red? Any ideas?
Cool, Thanks! Ill practice with the beet puree and see what color I get. I was worried (such as with the red wine rizzo idea) that Ill end up with something more darker leaning towards purple than bright red. I did a red bell rizzo today and it ended up orange but tasty lol.
You are doing the colors of the French flag in your dish?
I would concentrate more on utilizing great technique and making your food taste excellent than worrying about pigeon-holing a food into your dish because it is red. I'm pretty confident your culinary instructor would want to see good technique and have proper seasoning than worry about color on your dish.
I know a lot of French restaurants have adopted risotto for their menus, but risotto is also Italian and no more Norman than tomatoes. Just saying...
You could try some red onion "jam" or something similar, maybe with some red wine and/or some beet juice. I dunno. Bright red isn't really something you find too often in food, mostly because things that are bright red (peppers, tomatoes) once they get cooked and blended/mixed with air and fat they turn more orange-ish. Things with the anthocyanin (beets, cabbage) are more purple than red, as you pointed out.
What about using blackberries? I used them recently to make a jus for a pheasant dish (blackberries, red wine, juniper berries, sugar) reduced down to a thick sauce. I left a few blackberries to garnish as well - they look very pretty scattered around the plate. Blackberries grow in Normandy and like apples, they go well with pork. You could even use blackberries mixed with apples and cider...
Despite their name, blackberries do turn quite red when cooked. The other thing which comes to mind is cranberries - but I'm not sure they are grown in Normandy. Redcurrants, too could work...
What about using blackberries? I used them recently to make a jus for a pheasant dish (blackberries, red wine, juniper berries, sugar) reduced down to a thick sauce. I left a few blackberries to garnish as well - they look very pretty scattered around the plate. Blackberries grow in Normandy and like apples, they go well with pork. You could even use blackberries mixed with apples and cider...
Despite their name, blackberries do turn quite red when cooked. The other thing which comes to mind is cranberries - but I'm not sure they are grown in Normandy. Redcurrants, too could work...
Here is something yummy I made to go with the Thanksgiving turkey. But since that feast failed to materialize I'm serving tonight with pork loin. It really tastes great.
Here is something yummy I made to go with the Thanksgiving turkey. But since that feast failed to materialize I'm serving tonight with pork loin. It really tastes great.
I agree with the thought of perfecting the techniques that you use, instead of trying to add another something.
I would suggest perfecting your technique and possibly/maybe/you don't have to... serve with a glass of red wine. But you better pick a nice pairing there too.
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