Recipe for presa with bearnaise and fries
Pork is rarely what we serve when we have guests. But here is a dish fit for a king, and once you have tasted the delicious Iberian pork, you are forever convinced.
We serve the meat here with delicious and easy homemade fries and a béarnaise sauce with clarified butter – simple and straightforward, yet fantastically delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 pcs. Iberico Presa
- Spices salt and pepper
- 35 gram Butter for frying
- Oil for frying
- 140 gram Butter clarified
- 40 gram Butter browned
- 3 pcs. Egg Yolk organic - for color's sake!
- 30 gram Bearnaise essence homemade or store-bought
- Lemon Juice
- Spices salt and pepper, possibly white
- Tarragon fresh or dried, chopped
- 1.5 kg Potato
- 75 gram Olive Oil
- Spices salt and pepper
Instructions
Presa
- Take the presa out of the fridge about 60 minutes before cooking, so it is not too cold when prepared.
- Season the meat with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Heat a pan with oil. When the pan is hot, add the butter.
- Brown the presa on both sides.
- Place the roast in an ovenproof dish. If you have a meat thermometer, insert it into the thickest part of the meat.
- Put the meat in a 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) heated oven without fan-forced function for about 20 minutes, or until it reaches a core temperature of 56 degrees Celsius (133 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Take it out and let it rest for 10 minutes.
Bearnaise Sauce with Browned Butter
- Whisk the essence and egg yolks together in a bowl over a water bath until it foams and thickens.
- Then add the clarified butter a little at a time while whisking vigorously. Continue for a few minutes until the sauce is thick and creamy.
- Now pour clarified butter into the sauce.
- Finally, add chopped tarragon, salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
- The sauce is ready to serve and should be eaten immediately.
- It's best served in a small saucepan that has been in the water bath. This helps to keep the sauce at the right temperature a bit longer. To avoid a sauce that gets too hot, do not keep it in the pot that was on the stove.
Fries
- Peel the potatoes, cut them into wedges and soak them in water for 60 minutes. Do this by placing the cut potatoes in a bowl and covering them with cold water.
- Take the potatoes out and let them drain on a tea towel. They must be completely dry.
- Put the potatoes in a bag with oil, salt, and pepper. Shake the bag well so all the potatoes are coated with oil.
- Bake the fries in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit) for about 50 minutes until they are golden and crispy.
Serving
- Cut the meat into thin slices and serve it with the fries and bearnaise sauce.
