Baked Scallops With Bacon Sauteed Apples And Cider Sauce Recipes

BAKED SCALLOPS WITH BACON, SAUTEED APPLES, AND CIDER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Saute bacon in a large skillet over med-low heat just until it renders its fat, about 4 minutes, do not brown.
• Transfer to a piece of paper towel and drain.
• Discard the bacon fat and wipe the skillet clean.
• Lightly butter a medium baking dish and arrange the scallops in a single layer, leaving space between them; then place the bacon on top of the scallops.
• Bake 10-12 minutes just until the bacon browns and the scallops are cooked.
• Meanwhile, beat the butter in the skillet until melted.
• Add the apple wedges and sprinkle with a pinch of sugar.
• Saute over medium heat, stirring and turning until the apples are golden, about 5 minutes.
• When the scallops are cooked, remove from the oven and spoon off the juices; add the juices to the apples, along with the cider and lemon juice.
• Heat, stirring gently, over high heat until the juices boil and coat the apples, 3-4 minutes.
• Place the bacon-topped scallops on each of 4 dinner plates, dividing evenly.
• Arrange 4 apples slices in a fan design on each plate.
• Spoon the skillet juices over the scallops; season with salt and pepper and serve.

BAKED SCALLOPS WITH BACON, SAUTEED APPLES AND CIDER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Saute the bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat just until it renders its fat, about 4 minutes, but do not brown. Transfer to a piece of paper towel and drain. Discard the bacon fat and wipe out the skillet. Lightly butter a medium baking dish and arrange the scallops in a single layer, leaving space between them, then place the bacon on top of the scallops. If the scallops are small, arrange in clusters of 2 or 3, and place a piece of bacon over each cluster. Bake until the bacon browns and the scallops are cooked, 10 to 12 minutes for large scallops and 8 to 10 minutes for small scallops. Meanwhile, heat the butter in the skillet until melted. Add the apple wedges, and sprinkle with the sugar. Saute over medium heat, stirring and turning, until the apples are golden, about 5 minutes. When the scallops are cooked, remove from the oven and spoon off the juices, you will have 1 to 3 tablespoons. Add the juices to the apples, along with the cider or apple juice and lemon juice. Heat, stirring gently, over high heat until the juices boil and coat the apples, 3 to 4 minutes. Place the bacon-topped scallops on each individual dinner plate, dividing evenly. Arrange 4 apple slices in a fan design on each plate. Spoon the skillet juices over the scallops. Season with salt and pepper to serve.

PAN-SEARED SEA SCALLOPS WITH CIDER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Using tongs, transfer to paper towels and drain. Crumble bacon. Pour off all but 2 teaspoons bacon drippings from skillet.
• Whisk apple cider and cornstarch in small bowl to blend well. Sprinkle scallops with thyme salt and pepper.
• Heat bacon drippings in skillet over high heat. Add scallops and cook until golden brown and almost cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Add cider mixture to skillet and bring to boil, whisking constantly. Boil until thickened to sauce consistency, whisking occasionally, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in lemon juice. Return scallops to skillet and toss until just opaque in center, about 1 minute. Transfer scallops to plates. Sprinkle bacon over.

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat a large saute pan over medium-low heat, and add bacon. Cook slowly, stirring frequently, until brown and crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon, and transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.
• Drain excess fat, leaving a thin coat on bottom of pan. Increase heat to medium, add scallops to pan, and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Cook until golden brown and opaque, about 2 minutes per side.
• Transfer scallops to the serving dish, and add shallots to pan. When shallots are translucent, add white wine; scrape browned bits from bottom of pan with a wooden spoon. Cook until liquid is reduced by half, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in butter, and pour over scallops; top with reserved bacon. Serve over ribbon zucchini.