Seared Sea Scallops

  4.2 – 5 reviews  • Shellfish Recipes
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe in the proportions indicated, and, therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
Level: Intermediate
Total: 1 hr 21 min
Prep: 1 hr 15 min
Cook: 6 min
Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 tablespoons olive oil
  2. 6 U-10 scallops
  3. Salt and pepper
  4. 10 leaves spinach
  5. 2 tablespoon garlic
  6. 4 tablespoons white wine
  7. Corn flapjacks, recipe follows
  8. Orange honey butter, recipe follows
  9. 2 teaspoons cooked and crumbled pancetta
  10. 2 teaspoons chopped chives
  11. Sweet potato curls, recipe follows
  12. 4 ounces pureed corn
  13. 1/4 cup corn kernels
  14. 1/2 cup flour
  15. 1/3 cup milk
  16. 1 teaspoons sugar
  17. 3/4 teaspoons salt
  18. 1 teaspoons baking powder
  19. 1/3 teaspoon baking soda
  20. 1/2 cup white wine
  21. 1/2 cup orange juice
  22. 1 tablespoons chopped garlic
  23. 1 tablespoons chopped shallot
  24. 1 thyme sprig
  25. 2 ounces heavy cream
  26. 1/2 pound butter
  27. 2 ounces honey
  28. 1 sweet potato
  29. Hot oil, for frying

Instructions

  1. In a very hot pan with olive oil, sear the scallops; season with salt and pepper. Saute spinach with garlic and white wine to scald the spinach.
  2. In the center of the plate, place 2 flapjacks. Place orange honey butter on top of flapjacks. Then top with spinach. Place scallops on the plate, in between the flapjacks. Place pancetta and chive in-between the scallops. Garnish with sweet potato curls.
  3. Combine all ingredients. On a griddle using pan spray, drop 1 ounce of batter. Cook until golden brown.;
  4. Reduce wine, orange juice, garlic, shallots, and thyme to sec (dry). Add heavy cream; reduce by half. Whisk in butter. Slowly finish with honey.;
  5. Using a vegetable peeler, cut curls from sweet potato. Deep fry until crisp.

Reviews

Jeffrey Hubbard
The garlicky spinach really does it for me. As a quick meal or snack sometimes I don’t make the sauce, but instead I lightly brush Hoisin sauce (sweet asian bbq sauce on the scallops after they are seared.
Trevor Goodman
I’ve made this several times and always to rave reviews. This sauce is sooooo good. After the first time I streamlined it a little by eliminating the spinach and the pancetta, just topped the flapjacks with the scallops, the sauce and very thinly julliened, fried sweet potatoes. I’ve also made it with halibut in place of the scallops.
Daniel Wall
Scallops lacked any flavors and it took much longer to brown and cook through than the receipe suggests.
Oscar Lloyd
This recipe is absolutely awesome! A little work but worth every minute. I would recommend this to anyone with no changes necessary!
Andrew Lawson
Having seen this show, been to the resort, ate in the restaurant, met the man who made it, and made it myself this is a winner. Takes a little time but completely wotrth it. Keep the flapjacks small about the size of the scallops and you have a delight for the taste buds. If you have a chance go to the restaurant and sample thier version vs yours. see if you can beat Chef Reed.

 

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