Pan Seared Diver Sea Scallops Accompanied By Potato Cucumber Salad And Verjus Du Perigord Food

PAN SEARED DIVER SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Clean porcinis with a damp cloth. Remove caps from stems and slice. Trim outer part of stem with paring knife, slice, and set aside.
• Peel cipollinis and cut lengthwise. Carmelize in 2 tablespoons clarified butter and set aside.
• Heat oil on saute pan. Season scallops with salt and pepper. Sear until carmelized on both sides.
• Wash baby spinach and dry. Add butter to a small saute pan and melt. Add spinach and cook until wilted.
• Wash fingerling potatoes and slice thin using a mandolin or knife. Season with salt and pepper. Brown in 2 tablespoons clarified butter.
• Combine mushrooms, spinach and potatoes on center of plate. Top with scallops. Place onions around scallops and top it all off with Hot Bacon Vinaigrette.
• In a saucepot, render bacon. Add shallots and sweat. Add vinegar and reduce by 3/4. Add demi-glace and reduce by 1/2. Melt in whole butter slowly. Strain. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

SAMBUCA SEARED DIVER SCALLOPS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER BRIE CREAM

Steps:

• Sauce:
• Heat oil in a medium pan and lightly brown garlic. Add cream, shallots, and stock. reduce by half. Remove from heat and stir in brie, tomato paste, roasted peppers, and thyme. Puree in a blender or food processor until smooth. Add salt and pepper.
• Scallops:.
• Heat olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Dust scallops with flour and saute until brown. Pour sambuca into pan to deglaze (be careful when pouring liquor into hot pan to avoid flaming). Place 5 scallops on each plat in a pool of sauce.

SEARED SEA SCALLOPS, WASABI CAVIAR AND SEAWEED SALAD

Steps:

• Season the scallops with salt and pepper. Heat a large saute pan over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the hot pan and heat 30 seconds. Add the scallops and sear 1 side until well-browned, about 3 minutes. Do not shake the pan or move the scallops until ready to turn. Using tongs turn the scallops to brown the second side. Cook an additional 3 minutes. Remove from the pan and add the shallots to the still hot pan. Return to the heat and cook for 30 seconds before adding the sherry. When the sherry begins to boil swirl in the butter. Do not let the butter boil or separate.
• Toss the vegetables with the remaining olive oil. Make a small mound of vegetables in the center of a plate, place 3 small mounds of pickled seaweed around the perimeter and place a scallop on each mound of seaweed. Top the scallop with wasabi caviar, spoon some sherry butter over the top and serve.

PAN SEARED DIVER SCALLOPS AND SEA URCHIN BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• For the beurre blanc:.
• In a medium sauce pot, simmer shallots, white wine vinegar and tarragon for 3-4 minutes.
• Add white wine and fish stock, continue to reduce by half and strain.
• In a medium sauce pot, slowly add a ¼ lb of butter to the mixture until emulsified.
• With a hand held blender, puree the sea urchin and whipping cream to the emulsified mixture.
• Season to taste, with salt and pepper.
• In a large fry pan over medium heat, pan sear scallops 3-4 minutes.
• Assemble ingredients in a scallop shell.
• For the parsnip puree:.
• In a medium size pot, cook chopped parsnip with milk, honey, bay leaf and a pinc of salt for 15-20 minutes.
• Strain and puree in a food processor, slowly adding 3 T of butter.
• Pass through tamis to remove any fibrous strands.

PAN SEARED DIVER'S SEA SCALLOPS WITH FRESH BLACKBERRY COULIS

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine Blackberry wine, bay leaves, allspice berries, whole cloves, Serrano pepper, blackberries and dash sea salt.
• Bring wine to a full boil and reduce by half.
• Place Blackberry Coulis in a bowl. Discard bay leaves, allspice and cloves. Puree Coulis and strain using a fine-mesh sieve. Hold Blackberry Coulis warm for service.
• Rinse scallops under cold water and pat dry. In a bowl combine Old Bay Seasoning, Cajun Seasoning, fine sea salt, white pepper and whisk in olive oil. Toss scallops until coated.
• In a sauté pan melt butter, add scallops and sear 1-2 minutes per side. Do not over crowd the pan. Add Chardonnay wine and reduce by half.
• Cover warm plates with Blackberry Coulis, place 3-scallops per plate.
• Garnish plates with Fresh Mint Sprigs and Serrano Pepper.