Scallop Bisque Recipes

SEA OF CORTEZ SCALLOP BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in 3-quart saucepan over medium-low heat. Add garlic and onion and cook until soft but not brown. Set aside one-third of scallops. Add rest to pan and sauté until opaque but not brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in vermouth, bring to simmer, and add cream and créme fraîche. Bring to a boil, and season with salt and cayenne. Purée in a blender. Strain through fine sieve and return to a clean saucepan. Keep warm.
• Heat remaining oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add reserved scallops and sauté, turning frequently, 5 to 6 minutes, until starting to brown. Remove from heat.
• To serve, place sautéed scallops in center of 4 shallow soup plates. Reheat bisque and pour around scallops. Scatter pink peppercorns around, and top scallops with a lemon segment.

SCALLOP BISQUE

Steps:

• In med saucepan, sauté onion in melted butter until softened.
• Blend flour into butter mixture and gradually add milk, stirring constantly.
• Continue cooking and stirring until thickened.
• Add salt, pepper, garlic, bay leaf and scallops.
• Cook over low heat 15 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf and serve.

SEARED GARLIC SEAFOOD WITH SPICY HARISSA BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat the lobster bisque, harissa and lime juice In a small pan until bubbling. Add the cream, reduce the heat and keep warm while you cook the seafood.
• Season the prawns and scallops. Heat the garlic butter in a frying pan until starting to foam. Add the seafood and cook for 1 min on each side until the prawns are pink and the scallops are cooked and starting to brown, but still have a little bounce.
• To serve, pile the prawns and scallops into the centre of 2 shallow soup bowls, pour around the spicy bisque, scatter with a few coriander leaves, chilli slices, lime zest and a drizzle of cream. Serve with toasted bread.