Cedar Plank Beer Scallops With Roasted Vegetables Food

CEDAR PLANK SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Soak planks in water at least 1 hour. In a large bowl, whisk wine, oil, basil, thyme and lime juice. Add scallops; gently toss to coat. Let stand 15 minutes., Place planks on grill rack over direct medium heat. Cover and heat 4-5 minutes or until light to medium smoke comes from the plank and the wood begins to crackle. (This indicates the plank is ready.) Turn plank over and place on indirect heat. Drain scallops, discarding marinade. Place scallops on plank. Grill, covered, over indirect medium heat 10-12 minutes or until firm and opaque.

CEDAR PLANK BEER SCALLOPS WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Soak cedar plank in beer for at least an hour, reserving 1/2 cup beer.
• In a medium bowl, combine the reserved beer, Old Bay seasoning, pepper, red chili flakes, brown sugar and garlic. Stir well, then place sea scallops into the marinade. Refrigerate until ready to cook.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place the cedar plank into the oven for 5 minutes.
• Use tongs to transfer the marinated scallops onto the prepared cedar plank. Grab some garlic and seasoning bits from the bottom of the bowl and place them on each scallop. Dot each scallop with one butter piece.
• In a cast iron skillet, toss onion and bell pepper with olive oil. Pour the scallop marinade into the skillet. Mix well.
• Place both the scallops and the vegetables into the oven. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the scallops are firm and opaque.
• Remove the scallops and the vegetables from the oven. Garnish with cilantro and serve together with freshly squeezed lemon juice. Enjoy!

PLANK-GRILLED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Soak wood plank in water or other juice/herb mixture for a minimum of an hour (or use my trick and pull a pre-soaked plank out of the freezer -- see my recipe!).
• Place thawed scallops in a bowl and toss with lime juice, wine and spice. Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Light grill. When grill is ready, place wood plank on grill. After three minutes, flip plank. Place scallops on plank, close grill and let cook for about 10 minutes (depending on size of scallops!).
• Remove scallops from grill and serve.
• **Remember - food will continue to cook on plank after removed from grill, so adjust time according to your food!**.
• Sometimes, I wrap scallops with proscuitto and hold proscuitto in place with partially stripped rosemary "toothpicks" for a different flavor -- yummy!