Roasted Sea Scallops Food

ROASTED SEA SCALLOPS

Steps:

• In an ungreased 3-qt. baking dish, combine the first seven ingredients. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 10 minutes or until bubbly., Stir in scallops. Bake 15 minutes longer or until scallops are firm and opaque. Serve with rice if desired.

THYME ROASTED SEA SCALLOPS, SWEET CORN RISOTTO, WITH PARSLEY TRUFFLE EMULSION

Steps:

• Risotto: Preheat a wide saucepan then add the olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the shallots, garlic, bay leaf, and thyme, and cook until translucent.
• Add the arborio rice and stir frequently to coat with the oil. Deglaze with the white wine and keep stirring, you will need to stir throughout this whole recipe.
• When the rice has absorbed the wine, add the hot corn stock in three equal amounts and keep the rice at a constant boil while stirring. After the addition of the third equal amount add the corn and cream, when the liquid is absorbed and the rice is cooked, adjust seasonings with salt and pepper, then fold in the parmesan and butter, and remove from heat.
• Sauce: Place the vegetable stock and the parsley in a bar blender and puree until smooth and bright green, then strain through a fine mesh strainer. Combine the liquid and the truffles in a small saucepot and bring almost to a boil. Whisk the butter and adjust with salt and pepper, then set aside.
• Scallops: Preheat a skillet and cover with olive oil, add the seasoned scallops to the pan and saute on both sides for about 5 minutes, while cooking the scallops, add the butter and thyme to the skillet, and baste the scallop while cooking.
• Place equal amounts of risotto in the center of 4 plates and top each with 3 scallops. Lightly cover the scallops with the parsley sauce.

ROASTED SEA SCALLOPS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the pistou and stock. Bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to very low, and keep warm.
• Spread the rice flakes on a small plate; set aside. Place the flour on a second small plate; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the eggs and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Whisk to combine. Season scallops with salt and pepper. Dip one side of each scallop into the flour, then the egg mixture, and then into the rice flakes to coat; set aside.
• In a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the scallops, rice flake side down, and cook for 2 minutes. Add the butter, and continue to cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes more. Be careful not to burn the rice flakes. Turn, and cook until just opaque, about 2 minutes more.
• Divide the fricassee between 4 shallow soup bowls. Place scallops on top. Drizzle pistou sauce around the vegetables; serve immediately.

SEARED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Remove the small side muscle from the scallops, rinse with cold water and thoroughly pat dry.
• Add the butter and oil to a 12 to 14-inch saute pan on high heat. Salt and pepper the scallops. Once the fat begins to smoke, gently add the scallops, making sure they are not touching each other. Sear the scallops for 1 1/2 minutes on each side. The scallops should have a 1/4-inch golden crust on each side while still being translucent in the center. Serve immediately.

BAKED SEA SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 425 F.​
• In a large bowl, toss the scallops with the melted butter , garlic, and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread out in a 2-quart baking dish in an even layer.​
• In a small bowl, mix the panko with the olive oil. Sprinkle over the top of the scallops.​
• Bake the scallops 10 to 14 minutes, or until just cooked through. The scallops should be opaque throughout.

SAUTéED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Place a large sauté pan or skillet over medium-high heat, and add to it 3 tablespoons of the butter. When it has melted and started to foam, place the scallops in the pan in a single layer, and season with a pinch or two of salt.
• Cook scallops without moving until the bottoms are golden brown, approximately 2 to 3 minutes, then turn them over, add the wine and cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes.

AWESOME BAKED SEA SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place scallops, melted butter, garlic, and shallots in a bowl. Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Stir gently to combine. Transfer to a casserole dish.
• In a separate bowl, combine bread crumbs and olive oil. Sprinkle on top of scallops.
• Bake in preheated oven until crumbs are brown and scallops are done, about 11 to 14 minutes. Top with parsley, and serve with lemon wedges on the side.

ROASTED SEA SCALLOPS WITH POTATO GNOCCHI, PEAS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Gnocchi:.
• Bake the russet potato in a 350F oven until fully cooked (about 35-40 minutes).
• Remove the peel from the potato and put the flesh through a food mill while still warm.or use a ricer, use someting to make sure all potatoe is broken up and there are no lumps left. you could even use the back of a large spoon, push potato through a pasta colander.
• While the potato is still warm, place it into a mixing bowl with the eggs and melted butter; season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon the potato mixture onto a cutting board dusted with flour.
• Use your hands to knead the mixture, while adding more flour a small amount at a time. Add flour until the mixture in moist but not sticky.
• Gently roll the dough into a long cylinder until in has the diameter of a nickel.
• Cut the dough into 1-inch pieces with a butter knife.
• Pinch the uncut side and place on a floured pan.
• They should resemble a pillow in shape.
• Cook the gnocchi in simmering salted water until they begin to float.
• Gently transfer to ice water for two minutes.
• Remove from the ice water and coat with the olive oil.
• Gnocchi should be refrigerated until needed.
• Sauce:.
• Begin by shucking the peas and blanching them in boiling water for about 45 seconds. (Salted water should always be used when blanching vegetables.)
• The peas should be soft but not mushy.
• After the peas have blanched, transfer directly into ice water, and remove from the water when cool.
• Place all of the cooked peas, with the exception of 1/4 cup, into a blender with the cold water, and puree; season with salt and pepper.
• The finished product should have the consistency of heavy cream.
• Hold cold until needed.
• Mushrooms:.
• In a medium sauté pan, melt 1 tablespoons of the butter.
• When the butter is fully melted, add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook until they begin to turn light brown.
• Remove from the pan and cool on a paper towel.
• Cooking and presentation:.
• Put the whole peas, gnocchi and mushrooms with into a small sauté pan with 1 tablespoon of butter and gently warm.
• Warm the pea puree in a saucepan over a low heat.
• Meanwhile, heat a small sauté pan with the canola oil until it begins to smoke very lightly.
• Season the scallops with salt and pepper and place in the pan.
• When the scallops start to brown, turn the heat to medium-low and continue to cook for 3 minutes; flip over and cook for an additional minute. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the scallops and remove from the pan. Ladle a small spoonful of sauce into the middle of shallow bowl.
• Randomly place the peas, gnocchi and morels in the bowl.
• Carefully place the scallops in the bowl, and serve immediately.

SEA SCALLOPS POACHED IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• For 1 1/2 pounds whole scallops. Simmer 1/2 tablespoon minced shallots for 3 minutes with 1/3 cup each of dry white French vermouth and water plus 1/2 teaspoon salt and a small imported bay leaf. Then add the scallops and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, just until lightly springy to the touch. Remove from heat and let cool in the liquid at least 10 minutes, to pick up its flavor. Remove scallops, discard bay leaf, and rapidly boil down liquid until almost syrupy.
• serving suggestions: fines herbes
• Stir fresh minced parsley and/or dill, tarragon or chives into the reduced liquid, and briefly reheat scallops, folding in, if you wish, a few tablespoons of heavy cream.
• provençal-with tomatoes
• Stir 1 1/2 cups peeled, seeded, juiced, and chopped fresh tomatoes (see box, page 30) and 1 large clove of minced garlic into the reduced liquid. Cover and simmer 5 minutes, then uncover and boil down rapidly to thicken. Season. Fold in the scallops and reheat briefly. Fold in minced parsley or other green herbs and serve.
• Note
• Simmering times for quartered sea scallops and bay scallops, 15 to 30 seconds; for calicos, bring just to the simmer.

SEA SCALLOPS SAUTEED WITH SCALLIONS

Steps:

• On a plate, combine flour, salt, and pepper.
• Dredge scallops in the flour mixture.
• In a heavy skillet, heat the butter and oil and saute the scallops very quickly until golden brown, about 4 minutes.
• Remove scallops with slotted spoon and place on a warmed serving dish.
• Saute the scallions in the same pan over medium-high heat for 5 more minutes; they should not brown.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and sprinkle over the scallops; keep warm.
• Pour off excess oil from the pan and add the wine to deglaze the pan over the highest heat until the wine is reduced by half.
• Pour the sauce over the scallops and sprinkle with the herbs.
• Serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges.