Scallops With Gin Creamvintageretro Recipes

SCALLOPS WITH GIN CREAM...VINTAGE?...RETRO?

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil together. While butter heats, spread flour on large sheet of waxed paper. Lift scallops from container & dredge with flour.
• Shake off excess flour. Add to hot foamy butter in skillet.
• Saute 1-2 minutes, just enough to make light brown. Keep turning with spatula.
• Pour in remaining ingredients. Reduce heat to medium and cover.
• Simmer 2 minutes for bay scallops, 3-4 for large. Serve in hot au gratin dishes.

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.

SCALLOPS WITH VEGETABLES, GINGER AND CREAM

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add turnip, bell pepper, carrot and ginger. Cover and cook 3 minutes. Add zucchini and sauté uncovered until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in another heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add scallops; sauté until cooked through, adding more butter as needed, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer scallops to plate; tent with foil. Add cream to skillet. Increase heat; boil until reduces to sauce consistency, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide vegetables among 4 plates, mounding in center. Place scallops around vegetables. Spoon sauce over.