Mignonettes


3 Oyster mignonettes





2-ingredient Mignonette

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Ingredients:

  • 2 shallots peeled
  • ÂĽ cup red wine vinegar

Directions:

Chop the shallots very finely either by hand or using a mini-food processor.

Add the red wine vinegar and mix well. Save refrigerated until ready to use or follow the instructions below to make a granita.

To make a mignonette granita just put in the freezer, let it rest for about 30 minutes, then stir it and put it back. Repeat the process until you have a mix that looks like a cross between crushed ice and fresh snow. Another way to make it is to just let it freeze completely, take it out about 10 minutes before serving and then start scrapping it with a fork.







4-ingredient Mignonette

NY Times

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp shallot minced
  • ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
  • pinch of salt

Directions:

Make the quick mignonette sauce. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, then whisk to combine. Set aside at room temperature for 2 hours.

Notes

If you don’t have red wine vinegar, substitute with white wine vinegaror Champagne vinegar. While the flavor intensifies while the mignonette sits, you can of course make this and serve immediately without letting it sit for 2 hours. Mignonette will keep in an airtight container in a refrigerator for months.







6-Ingredient Mignonette

(PREP TIME 15 mins, MARINATING 4 hrs, SERVINGS 12 servings)

Simply Recipes

Make the mignonette at least 4 hours ahead of time, preferably a day or two, which allows for the flavors to blend, and the shallots to mellow.



Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup minced shallots (about 2 1/2 ounces)
  • ÂĽ cup white vinegar
  • ÂĽ cup unseasoned rice vinegar (if using seasoned rice vinegar, omit the sugar and salt)
  • 1/8 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon finely crushed white peppercorns (do not use pre-ground or powdered white pepper)


Directiolns

Finely mince the shallots:

Peel and coarsely chop the shallots. Put them into a food processor and pulse a few times, until the shallots are finely minced, but not mush, with pieces no smaller than the tip of a match.

You can also finely mince by hand if you wish. The advantage of using a food processor is that the food processor bowl captures all of the liquid released by the shallots as they are minced, which will enhance the flavor of the mignonette.

Stir in the vinegars, sugar, and salt:

Place the minced shallots and any liquid released from them in a non-reactive bowl. Add the white vinegar, rice vinegar, and sugar and salt. Stir with a fork.

Add the freshly crushed white pepper. Stir with a fork.

Chill:

Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours. For best results, store for at least 2 days before using.

Add the freshly crushed white pepper. Stir with a fork.

The mignonette flavor will be better blended the longer it sits. You may notice that the crushed white peppercorns may sink to the bottom of the bowl as the mignonette rests. If you see this, just give it a little stir.

The mignonette will last up to a month in the refrigerator.

Serve the Mignonette:

To serve, shuck the oysters. (Here is an excellent video by Serious Eats on How to Shuck an Oyster.) Make sure that the oyster is loose in the shell before serving.

Usually the mignonette sauce is served in a small bowl with a small spoon, alongside the oysters on a platter (or as the French say, "plateau de coquillages"). People can scoop a small amount of the mignonette (1/8 of a teaspoon or so) onto their oyster before eating.




Yves Asselin

Yves Asselin


Yves Asselin

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