Scallops Italian Food

SCALLOPS PROVENCAL

Steps:

• If you're using bay scallops, keep them whole. If you're using sea scallops, cut each 1 in half horizontally. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, toss with flour, and shake off the excess.
• In a very large saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the butter over high heat until sizzling and add the scallops in 1 layer. Lower the heat to medium and allow the scallops to brown lightly on 1 side without moving them, then turn and brown lightly on the other side. This should take 3 to 4 minutes, total. Melt the rest of the butter in the pan with the scallops, then add the shallots, garlic, and parsley and saute for 2 more minutes, tossing the seasonings with the scallops. Add the wine, cook for 1 minute, and taste for seasoning. Serve hot with a squeeze of lemon juice.

SCALLOPS ITALIAN

Steps:

• Heat butter in skillet.
• Dredge scallops lightly in flour.
• Add to skillet scallops, mushrooms, shallots, lemon juice, tobasco, salt and pepper.
• When scallops are heated on one side, turn and add garlic, parsley, clam juice, tomatoes and green onion.
• Blend well.
• Remove to oven proof casserole, sprinkle with bread crumbs and parmesan.
• Place in 450 oven on top rack for about 7 minutes or until top is brown and liquid bubbles.

VENETIAN SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Lightly coat the sea scallops in flour.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat.
• Add oil and butter.
• When butter melts into oil, add scallops.
• Brown scallops 2 minutes on each side, then remove from pan.
• If the pan looks a little dry, add an additional drizzle of olive oil to the pan, then add the garlic, shallots, and crushed red pepper flakes.
• Reduce heat, and saute garlic and shallots 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add wine to the pan and free up any bits that are stuck to the pan.
• Reduce wine about a minute, then add stock, tomatoes and saffron threads.
• When liquids come to a bubble, add shrimp and cook 3 minutes.
• Return scallops to the pan and cook shrimp and scallops 2 to 3 minutes longer.
• Transfer shrimp and scallops to a serving dish and top with basil and lemon zest.
• Serve with crusty bread to enjoy the juices.

VENETIAN-STYLE SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Rinse the scallops in cold water then pat dry with kitchen paper. With scissors, snip off the corals (the orange part) as closely as you can to the plump white scallop, and reserve. Scrub the scallop shells thoroughly and dry them.
• Remove the crusts from the bread and discard. Break the bread into smallish pieces, then pulse in the food processor to make into fine breadcrumbs. Tip into a large non-stick frying pan and toast the breadcrumbs over a moderate heat, stirring every now and then. When they are evenly browned, set aside.
• Brush any crumbs from the pan with kitchen paper then add the olive oil. When hot, add the scallops but not the corals. Fry over a moderate heat for 3 minutes on each side, then add the corals, chopped parsley and garlic and fry a further minute. If you have shelled your own scallops and saved some of their sweet juice, strain it through muslin to remove any sand then add it to the pan now and let it bubble over a high heat. Season to taste with salt and pepper, add the lemon juice and mix well.
• Spoon three scallops and their corals with some of the pan juices onto each of the cleaned shells, then scatter with the dry toasted breadcrumbs. Serve with the lemon wedges.