Fresh Bay Scallops On The Half Shell Food

SCALLOPS ON THE HALF SHELL WITH WASABI LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Mix all together and spoon on top of scallops. Garnish with a little more wasabi tobiko. Plate on crushed ice or rock salt.

CHEESY BAY SCALLOP PUFF PASTRY SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 380 degrees F (193 degrees C). Place pastry shells on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• While pastry shells are baking, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallops and saute quickly on both sides until browned, 3 to 5 minutes; do not overcook. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium and melt remaining butter in the skillet. Add mushrooms and shallots and cook until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Whisk half-and-half and flour together in a bowl and add to the skillet with the mushroom mixture, whisking until smooth and thickened, about 5 minutes. Whisk wine, sherry, lemon juice, and mustard into the cream sauce. Stir in Parmesan cheese, tarragon, and black pepper. Add cooked scallops to the sauce in the skillet, stir, and reheat briefly, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Remove pastry shells from oven and cut off tops. Fill with cheesy scallops.

PRAWNS AND SCALLOPS ON THE HALF SHELL

Steps:

• Wash scallop shells and place on a cookie sheet.
• Preheat broiler.
• Peel and devein prawns, then coarsely chop.
• Quarter bay scallops.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine shellfish and wine and heat until bubbling.
• Cook until scallops are opaque (about 1 minute), stirring constantly.
• Drain and reserve cooking wine.
• Set scallops and prawns aside.
• In the same pan, heat butter over medium heat and sauteed mushrooms until they begin to exude moisture.
• If mixture gets too dry and begins to stick, add a small amount of reserved cooking wine.
• Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add milk in a thin stream, stirring constantly with a whisk.
• Sauce should thicken immediately.
• If it doesn't, continue to cook over medium heat, stirring, until it is the consistency of heavy cream.
• Add Parmesan, scallops, and prawns, and remove from heat.
• Spoon an equal amount of seafood mixture into each scallop shell.
• Top with bread crumbs and broil until lightly browned and bubbling (3 to 5 minutes).
• Serve hot.
• Note: For easier service, fold a linen napkin under scallop shells to keep them from tipping on the plate.

GRILLED BAY SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Rinse scallops and pat dry with paper towels.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and salt.
• Place scallops in a large bowl and toss with butter mixture. Let stand for about 2 minutes.
• Remove scallops from butter mixture, reserving excess in the bowl. Cook scallops on the preheated grill using a wire grill basket until golden, tossing occasionally for even cooking, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, return butter mixture to the frying pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and keep warm while scallops cook. Toss grilled scallops in warm butter mixture and serve.

BAY SCALLOPS & SHELLS

Steps:

• In a blender, combine cottage cheese with lemon juice and dill.
• Blend until smooth.
• Pour cheese mixture into a bowl; add celery, onions and the steamed scallops.
• Mix well.
• In a separate bowl mix the drained pasta with Italian dressing.
• Spoon the scallop mixture into the pasta shells.
• Serve as a salad or optionally arrange shells on a bake sheet and sprinkle shredded cheese on top.
• Melt cheese in the oven (broil) and then serve hot.