Bluefin tuna
under a slice of pan-fried foie gras with arugula
and veal sauce in Tavel, Domaine de la Mordorée, with crushed
fingerling potatoes
RECIPE
PROPOSED BY CHEF ROMAIN PRUNET
Ingrédients
pour 4 personnes :
Tuna
: 4 slices of 150g (6 oz.) each
Foie
gras: 4 very fresh slices
Arugula
: 400g (14 oz.)
Fingerling
Potatoes : 600g (1lb 6 oz.)
Shallot
: 1
Tavel
wine of Domaine de la Mordorée : 250 ml (1 cup)
Veal
sauce : 250 ml (1 cup)
Olive
oil, salt, pepper, coarsely ground pepper, butter, thyme, garlic
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SAUCE :
Reduce
by one quarter the coarsely ground pepper and chopped shallot in the
Tavel by Domaine de la Mordorée.
Moisten
with the veal sauce, let reduce and add a tablespoon of butter.

GARNISH :
Wash
and cook the fingerlings whole with garlic and thyme.
Peel
while hot, and coarsely crush them with a fork, beat with olive oil.
Check
the seasoning and keep warm in a double boiler.

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TUNA,
FOIE GRAS AND ARUGULA
Pan
fry the arugula in butter and season.
Pan
fry the tuna on each side so that it remains pink inside.
Pan
fry the fois gras on each side so it stays pink inside.

LE
DRESSAGE
Fill
a ring with potato in the center of the plate.
Place
on top of it the tuna sliced opened up and filled with arugula inside,
place the foie gras on top, surround this presentation with the Tavel
based sauce.
Sprinkle
with pepper from the mill and add a few salt flakes.

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TASTE
DESCRIPTION
The
subtle flavor of tuna combined with the flavour of foie gras complements
the peppery bitterness of the arugula, and the tart fruitiness of
the Tavel sauce creates contrast.
The
soft, melting mouth feel of the tuna is accentuated by the foie gras
and fingerling potatoes, and finally stopped by the crunchiness of
the arugula.

A
superb pairing with the 2008 Tavel Domaine de la Mordorée

Recipe
created by Romain Prunet,
Restaurant LOlivier, 2 rue de Versailles 15000 Aurillac - Phone
: +33 4 71 46 53 91