Scallops With Lemon And Brandy Food

LEMON BUTTERED SEARED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Place the scallops on a paper towel-lined sheet tray and pat dry. Sprinkle the scallops with salt and pepper.
• Preheat a large nonstick saute pan on medium-high heat, then add the oil and heat until shimmering. Add the scallops and sear on one side until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Gently turn the scallops over and add the Lemon Butter, basting the scallops by gently spooning the melting butter over the top, for about 1 minute.
• Add the wine and lemon juice and allow the scallops to simmer until they are cooked through, another 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the scallops to a platter and sprinkle with the chives.
• Combine the butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt in a medium bowl and stir until smooth. Spoon the butter onto the lower third of a piece of plastic wrap. Fold the plastic wrap over the butter and use a spatula to compress the butter into a log about 5 inches long and 2 inches wide. Twist both ends of the plastic wrap to seal the butter inside. Refrigerate the butter until firm, at least 30 minutes, before using.

EASY GARLIC-LEMON SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in garlic, and cook for a few seconds until fragrant. Add scallops, and cook for several minutes on one side, then turn over, and continue cooking until firm and opaque.
• Remove scallops to a platter, then whisk salt, pepper, and lemon juice into butter. Pour sauce over scallops to serve.

BUTTERY SCALLOPS WITH LEMON AND HERBS

Steps:

• Season scallops lightly on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large, preferably nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add 3 tablespoons butter and let melt. Place seasoned scallops in the pan in a single layer without touching. (Do this in batches if necessary, using another tablespoon of butter if needed for the second batch.) Cook without moving until bottoms are golden brown, 3 minutes.
• Flip the scallops and add another tablespoon of butter to the pan. Stir in garlic and thyme, and cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute longer.
• If you took any of the scallops out of the pan to cook them in batches, put them back in now. Pour lemon juice on top of all the scallops, sprinkle with the lemon zest, and toss everything gently to combine.
• Transfer scallops to serving plates and sprinkle red-pepper flakes on top. Garnish with chopped soft herbs and lemon wedges, and serve immediately.

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH LEEKS & LEMON CHILLI BUTTER

Steps:

• For the butter, mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl, then beat well with a wooden spoon until there are no lumps of butter left. Spoon onto a large sheet of cling film, then wrap tightly in a sausage shape. Chill until firm (or put in the freezer if you're short of time).
• Set up a pan with a steamer or suspend a heatproof colander over the top of a pan. Cut the leeks in half lengthways, then slice into long strips, about the thickness of tagliatelle. Cover, then steam for 6 mins until tender, with no signs of squeakiness. Season, then set aside.
• Dry the scallops on kitchen paper and season. Heat a heavy-based pan, then add the oil. Once hot, add the scallops, keeping them close together - this helps the sides to stay straight and tall rather than sagging. Sizzle for 2 mins until caramelised and you can see the heat creeping up the outside. Turn over with a palette knife, then fry for 1 min more. Take off the heat, then add a few good slices of the butter to the pan, spooning over the scallops as it melts.
• To serve, wind a nest of warm leeks in the centre of 4 plates, top each with 3 scallops, spoon over the buttery sauce (it looks smart trickled around the plate), then sprinkle with the remaining parsley. Squeeze over a little lemon juice before you tuck in.

SCALLOPS WITH LEMON AND BRANDY

Steps:

• 1. Thinly slice peppers and slice shallots in chunks Melt butter and olive oil, saute shallots Add scallops to pan, zest one lemon over scallops Cook on medium high for 2-3 minutes , squeeze the juice of half a lemon onto scallops, increase heat to high Add peppers to the pan and saute, add cayenne pepper and the zest of one more lemon, turn down heat to medium Add brandy to pan a little at a time, turn heat to high again (the key is to absorb the liquid and to caramelize the peppers and shallots) Cook a little longer until peppers are soft and scallops are slightly brown and opaque Add toasted sesame seeds if you wish Serve over couscous (add the juice of half a lemon to the couscous before serving)

SAUTEED BAY SCALLOPS WITH LEMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Choose a saute pan large enough to hold all of the scallops in one layer without overcrowding the pan or without them touching each other. Cook in batches if necessary. Heat the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter until nearly smoking. Add the scallops and do not move or shake pan, but allow the scallops to brown well on one side before tossing the pan to flip them or gently turning them with a spatula to cook the second side.
• Remove the scallops from the pan and place on a warm serving platter. Return the pan in which the scallops had been cooked to the fire, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of sweet butter, and cook until the butter begins to turn a light brown color. When the butter has browned to a hazelnut color add the lemon juice and chopped parsley.
• Pour the classic lemon butter over the scallops, garnish with heart-shaped croutons and serve promptly.

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH BACON, TARRAGON AND LEMON

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat until crisp but not dry and drain on a piece of paper towel. Leave 1 tablespoon of the drippings in the pan (there probably won't be much more than that, but discard any extra if there is).
• Season the scallops with salt and pepper, to taste. Increase the heat under the skillet to medium-high, add the butter, and sear the scallops until brown and glossy, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer the scallops to a plate and set aside.
• Remove pan from heat and add the vermouth and lemon juice. Now return the skillet to the heat and stir with a wooden spoon to scrape up the brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook until reduced by half. Stir in the water.
• While the sauce reduces, slice the scallops in half vertically. Slip them into the reduced sauce with the tarragon, parsley, and bacon bits and give the skillet a swirl to bring everything together. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Divide the scallops with their sauce among small plates or Asian soup spoons and serve immediately.

SCALLOPS WITH LEEKS AND LEMON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter.
• Add leeks and 2 tablespoons water.
• Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until leeks are tender, stirring now and then.
• Season and set aside.
• Can be made a day in advance.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• In a large saucepan, boil vermouth, shallots, lemon juice,and thyme 25 minutes, or until reduced to 1 cup.
• Strain sauce and set aside.
• Season scallops.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute scallops about 3 minutes, or until cooked through.
• Keep warm.
• In a skillet over medium heat, rewarm the leek mixture, stirring now and then.
• Bring the sauce to a simmer, gradually add the 1/2 c butter a piece or two at a time, whisking until melted.
• Remove from heat and season.
• Spoon leek mixture onto plates.
• Spoon warm scallops onto leeks.
• Drizzle sauce over scallops and sprinkle with chopped tomatoes.
• Serve.

SCALLOPS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS

Steps:

• In a 2-cup liquid measure, stir broth, capers, cornstarch, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper until cornstarch dissolves.
• Melt 2 teaspoons butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When butter just starts to brown, add scallops and cook, turning once, 4 to 5 minutes total, until the scallops are golden and cooked through. Remove to a plate.
• Add broth mixture to skillet; bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; stir in remaining butter and parsley. Spoon over scallops.

VEAL SCALLOPS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, stir together flour and salt and dredge veal, one piece at a time, shaking off excess.
• In a large, non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately-high heat until it is hot but not smoking, and saute veal for 1 minute or until pale golden.
• Turn veal and saute 30 seconds more, or until pale golden and just springy to touch.
• Transfer to a platter and keep warm, covered.
• Add wine, lemon and capers to the skillet and simmer for 1 minute.
• Swirl in butter and parsley and pour the sauce over the veal.
• Serve with buttered rice and steamed broccoli and carrots.

BAKED SCALLOPS WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°.
• In a large heavy bottom frying pan, melt 1/4 cup of butter; add green pepper and onion and sauté over medium heat for 3 minutes.
• Add sliced mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add 2 tablespoons butter to pan and sprinkle in flour, salt and lemon pepper; mix well and cook on low heat for 3 more minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat, add half and half cream, cheese, paprika and nutmeg and stir to mix.
• Return to heat and on medium-high heat return to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to low and cook until mixture is thick and smooth stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat, stir in scallops and wine.
• Spoon mixture into buttered scallop shells or buttered baking dishes, about 1 cup size.
• In a small bowl, mix together bread crumbs with Italian seasoning mix and 2 tablespoons of melted butter.
• Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over scallop mixture in each dish.
• Bake in preheated 450°F oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until bubbling and lightly browned on top.
• Serve immediately.
• If scallops are large, cut into smaller chunks before adding to mixture.

SEARED SCALLOPS ON SPINACH WITH APPLE-BRANDY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 tablespoon olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallot; stir 30 seconds. Add Calvados (brandy may ignite); boil 30 seconds. Add cream; boil 2 minutes. Transfer sauce base to bowl. (Sauce base can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
• Preheat oven to 300°F. Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper. Heat vegetable oil in another large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add 8 scallops.
• Cook until brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet; place in oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining scallops. Add apple juice and thyme to hot skillet. Boil 1 minute, scraping up brown bits. Add sauce base; bring to boil. Remove from heat.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and stir 30 seconds. Add spinach; toss until barely wilted and still bright green, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Using tongs, mound spinach in center of 8 plates, dividing equally.
• Arrange 2 scallops on spinach on each plate. Pour any collected juices from baking sheet into sauce in skillet. Boil until thickened, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; spoon over scallops.