Coquille St Jacques With Spring Vegetables Recipes

EASY COQUILLES SAINT JACQUES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and place six (1 1/2-cup) gratin dishes on 2 sheet pans.
• Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes, whisking constantly. Add the seafood stock and whisk until it is smooth and thickened. Whisk in the cream, curry powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Bring the sauce to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in a large (12-inch) sauté pan over medium-low heat. Add the shallots and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, until tender. Slice the mushroom caps 1/2 inch thick, add to the shallots, and cook for 8 minutes, stirring often. Add the Cognac and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and set aside.
• Combine the bread crumbs, parsley, Gruyère, and olive oil in a medium bowl and stir to moisten the crumbs. Set aside.
• Add the mushrooms to the cream sauce. Add the scallops and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, mix well, and divide among the gratin dishes. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture evenly on top and bake for 20 minutes, until the scallops are cooked and the sauce is lightly browned and bubbly. Serve hot.

CLASSIC FRENCH COQUILLES SAINT-JACQUES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, curry powder, and cayenne pepper. Add scallops to bowl and toss until thoroughly coated in spiced flour mixture.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add scallops to butter and sauté, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer scallops to a plate and cover to keep warm.
• Add mushrooms and onions to skillet and sauté, frequently stirring, over medium-high heat for 4 minutes, until they start to turn light brown.
• Add white wine to pan and scrape bottom of pan with a spatula to get all the brown bits off pan and into sauce. Reduce heat slightly and simmer until sauce has reduced by half.
• Remove pan from heat and stir in Cognac and scallops.
• Preheat oven broiler. Divide scallop and sauce mixture between six scallop shells or small ovenproof serving dishes.
• Mix bread crumbs, melted butter, and Gruyère cheese; divide and spoon mixture evenly over each dish of scallops. Place dishes about 5 to 6 inches from broiler and cook until scallop mixture is hot, bubbly, and browned on top. Sprinkle with lemon juice and serve immediately.

INA GARTEN'S MAKE-AHEAD COQUILLES ST.-JACQUES

Steps:

• Set a saucepan over medium heat, and melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in it. When it foams, add the flour, and cook for approximately 4 minutes, whisking constantly. Add the stock, and whisk again, until it is smooth and thick. Add the cream, curry powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Bring the sauce just to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for approximately 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
• Put 3 tablespoons butter in a large sauté pan set over medium heat. When it melts and foams, add the shallots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are clear and tender, approximately 5 minutes. Add the sliced mushroom caps, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until they have released their liquid and are just starting to brown. Add the brandy or Cognac, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until the alcohol has mostly evaporated. Add a teaspoon of salt to the mixture and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and stir again to combine. Add mushroom mixture to the cream sauce, and set aside.
• Combine the bread crumbs, parsley and Gruyère in a large bowl, stir to combine, then moisten the mixture with the olive oil, stirring again to combine.
• Use last tablespoon of butter to grease 6 1 1/2-cup gratin dishes. Divide the scallops evenly among them and top with equal amounts of the cream and mushroom sauce. Top each gratin dish with a handful or two of the bread-crumb mixture. Place dishes on a sheet tray, cover gently with foil or plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for up to a day.
• When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 400. Remove cover from sheet tray, and place in the oven for approximately 20 minutes, or until the tops are lightly browned and bubbling and the scallops are cooked through.

CRAB "COQUILLES SAINT JACQUES"

Steps:

• Make the stock: Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add lobster bodies, and cook, stirring, 10 minutes. Add onion and fennel; cook 15 minutes. Add Cognac; cook, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until liquid is almost gone, about 1 minute.
• Stir in tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Add flour; cook 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, then cover with 1 inch water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover, and simmer until some liquid evaporates and mixture thickens, about 1 hour. Pour stock through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Return to pot; cook until stock is reduced to 1 3/4 cups, about 15 minutes. Whisk in cream, and simmer until thickened, about 6 minutes.
• Make the roux: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Cook until toasty, about 1 minute. Whisk in stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes (you should have about 1 1/2 cups).
• Make the potatoes: Place potatoes in a medium pot; cover with 1 inch salted water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until potatoes are very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain. While potatoes are still warm, pass through a ricer into a bowl. Stir in butter. Add milk, season with salt and pepper, and stir.
• Make the vegetables: Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add celery stalks and carrots; cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Add celery root, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cover, and cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• To assemble, preheat broiler. Place 12 scallop shells on a rimmed baking sheet. Place 2 tablespoons vegetable mixture in center of each, and top each with 1/4 cup crabmeat. Spoon 2 tablespoons sauce over top of each. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a 3/4-inch star tip (such as Ateco #88) with potatoes. Pipe rosettes around edges and one in center. Broil until browned on top and bubbling, about 4 minutes. Serve immediately.

COQUILLES SAINT JACQUES

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil in a large sauté pan. Season the scallops and sear one minute per side, to brown. Do not cook completely. Set aside.
• To assemble the dish: Heat the oven to broil with the rack at the top. Lay 6 large scallop shells or individual gratin dishes on a baking sheet. Divide the mushroom mixture among the shells. Arrange six scallops on each, then spoon over the sauce. Add topping (see instructions) and broil until golden and bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve immediately.
• Melt the butter in a large sauté pan until foaming. Add the shallot and sauté until soft. Add the mushrooms, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the mushrooms have released all their liquid and the pan is dry, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and stir through the parsley.
• Melt the butter in the sauté pan until foaming. Add the shallot and cook until soft. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Whisk in the wine and boil down by half. Add the stock and cook, stirring, until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat and stir in the crème fraîche. Check the seasonings, adding salt, pepper, and lemon juice if needed.
• Scatter parsley and breadcrums over scallops and mushroom mixture. Drizzle melted butter over entire dish.

COQUILLE ST. JACQUES WITH SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Prepare the Pastry Cups Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using a round cutter, cut out 4 circles of puff pastry. Set on a parchment-lined sheet tray. Lightly score the tops with smaller round cutter. Beat egg then use a pastry brush to brush the tops. Season with sea salt and bake for 12-15 minutes. Once cooled cut the "tops" off. Prepare the Buerre Blanc. In a large saucepan add shallots, white wine, vinegar, thyme and bay leaves. Simmer until reduced by half then season well with salt and black pepper. Strain the sauce, place back over low heat and reduce again. Add the cream and stir. Add butter several cubes at a time while stirring until the sauce thickens. Keep warm and set aside. Just before serving add chives. Scallops and Vegetables Blanch the peas and carrots in pot of salted water over high heat. Add carrots first then add the peas briefly to cook until tender but still firm - about 2 minutes. Drain and set aside. Clean scallops and season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set a large saute pan over high heat and add olive oil. Once heated, add scallops and cook undisturbed for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until well browned. Set aside on platter. Increase the heat and add the mushrooms and sauté. When nearly finished, add carrots and peas to the pan and saute for 1 to 2 minutes until heated through. Add the scallops back to the pan, on top of the vegetables, to heat through. To serve, portion out amongst the pastry cups. Top with a pastry lid, garnish and serve immediately

COQUILLES ST JACQUES AU CIDRE

Steps:

• For Fish Fumet: Place water, fish bones, celery tops, leek, onion, bay leaf, peppercorns and thyme in saucepan over moderate heat. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes, skimming frequently. Strain.
• Drain potatoes and boil in fresh, salted water for 20 minutes. When soft, drain off water and return to same pan on low heat to evaporate excess water. Remove from heat and mash thoroughly. Add a little butter, white pepper and some warm milk. Season with dill, parsley and paprika. Cover to keep warm and set aside.
• For sauce: Melt remaining butter in saucepan and stir in flour. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes over low heat. Add remaining milk and cider, stir thoroughly, increase to a boil and cook for 3 minutes, then reduce heat.
• Meanwhile, in frying pan, add scallops and 3/4 cup fish fumet. Poach for 6 minutes until scallops are done. Set scallops aside. Add poaching liquid to sauce and stir. Reduce heat and simmer gently.
• In another frying pan, add some clarified butter. Add mushrooms and lemon juice and sprinkle with paprika. Cook gently. Season with white pepper. Stir mushrooms into sauce. Pour into the pan with the scallops.
• Preheat broiler. To serve, cover the sides of a heat-proof serving platter or casserole with some of the mashed potatoes and pour in the scallop and mushroom mixture. Put remaining mashed potatoes in a pastry bag and pipe potatoes around the rim. Sprinkle with cheese and broil until brown, about 4 minutes.

COQUILLE ST JACQUES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place mashed potatoes in a pastry bag or a large heavy freezer bag. Squish the mashed potatoes to one corner of the bag and slice the tip of the bag off with scissors. Line the edge of 4 small oven proof dishes with a heavy stream of mashed potatoes, approximately 1/2 inch thick.
• In a med size stove-top pot, melt butter at med-low heat. Add shallot and mushrooms to pan. Sauté for approx 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle flour over this. Gradually whisk in half and half and then milk and sherry Stir until mixture begins to thicken slightly. Stir in salt, scallops and shrimps. Heat through.
• Fill the center of each potato piped dish with the seafood sauce until it comes just past the bottom ridge of the piped potato. Grate a little gruyere cheese directly on top. Place in pre-heated oven. Set timer for 15 minutes, or until cheese starts to crust and potatoes form a golden crust.

COQUILLES ST. JACQUES

Steps:

• Saute scallops in 1 tablespoons oil in a saute pan over high heat until browned, 2-3 minutes per side. Work in batches, using additional oil if necessary.
• Transfer three scallops each into 6-ounce shallow broiler-proof ramekins; set aside.
• In the same pan used to saute scallops, sweat shallots and garlic, uncovered, in the remaining 1 tablespoons oil over medium heat.
• Cook until vegetable soften, 2-3 minutes. Increase heat to high.
• Deglaze the pan with wine and lemon juice; reduce until liquid is nearly evaporated.
• Once the liquid is reduced, add butter, stirring until it melts.
• Whisk flour into melted butter; cook over medium heat until roux is golden, about 2 minutes.
• Whisk Mushroom Stock inro roux until smooth.
• Cook until sauce boils, then stir occasionally to prevent sticking while sauce continue to boil and begin to thicken, 5-8 minutes.
• Simmer sauce 1minute more to eliminate flour taste.
• Stir in scallions, cream, cayenne, salt, and black pepper.
• Combine panko, Parmesan, and parsley in a bowl.
• Preheat broiler to high with rack 6 inches below the heating element.
• Pour 1/3-1/2 cup sauce over scallops in each ramekin; sprinkle panko mixture over scallops and sauce in each ramekin.
• Broil scallops until crumb topping begins to brown, 3-5 minutes.

HOW TO MAKE COQUILLES SAINT-JACQUES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; saute shallots in the hot butter until translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir mushrooms, salt, and black pepper into shallots. Turn heat to medium-high and cook, stirring often, until mushrooms are golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Pour white wine over mushroom mixture, dissolving any browned bits of food on bottom of skillet into wine; bring to a simmer. Gently place scallops into wine and poach in the mushroom mixture until barely firm, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer scallops to a bowl. Strain mushroom mixture into another bowl, reserving mushrooms and cooking liquid separately. Return strained liquid to skillet, pour in any accumulated juices from scallops, and stir in cream. Bring to a boil and cook until cream sauce is reduced by about half, about 10 minutes. Stir often. Turn off heat and let mixture cool for 1 minute.
• Quickly whisk egg yolk into cream sauce until combined. Transfer skillet to a work surface (such as a heatproof countertop or cutting board) and stir cayenne pepper, 2 teaspoons tarragon, and lemon zest into sauce.
• Divide mushroom mixture into scallop shells, spreading mushrooms out to cover bottoms of shells; place about 3 scallops onto each portion. Spoon cream sauce over scallops to coat; let sauce drizzle down into mushrooms. Sprinkle lightly with Gruyere cheese and paprika or cayenne.
• Turn oven's broiler to high. Slightly crinkle a large sheet of aluminum foil and place onto a baking sheet. Place filled shells onto foil and press lightly to help them stay level.
• Broil about 10 inches from the heat source until sauce is bubbling and cheese is lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to serving plates lined with napkins to prevent shells from tipping; garnish each portion with 2 crossed tarragon leaves.

COQUILLES ST. JACQUES

Steps:

• Melt 1-1/2 Tbsp. butter; mix with cracker crumbs, Parmesan and herbs.
• Add 1/2 Tbsp. of the remaining butter to medium skillet; cook on medium-high heat until melted. Add half the scallops; cook 1 min. on each side or until lightly browned on both sides. Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm. Repeat with 1/2 Tbsp. of the remaining butter and remaining scallops.
• Melt remaining butter in same skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir 3 min. Stir in mushrooms and garlic; cook 5 min. or until mushrooms are tender, stirring frequently. Add wine and any liquid released from the scallops; cook 3 min. or until most of the liquid is absorbed. Whisk Neufchatel and milk until smooth. Stir into skillet; cook and stir 1 min. on medium-low heat. Return scallops to skillet; cook 4 min., stirring occasionally. Spoon into 4 (8-oz.) ramekins or 9-inch pie plate; sprinkle with crumb mixture.
• Heat broiler. Broil scallop mixture, 6 inches from heat, 2 min. or until golden brown.

COQUILLES ST.-JACQUES WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Combine 1/4 cup of oil, shallots, tomatoes and vinegar in small saucepan and bring to a boil. Let simmer about 2 minutes.
• Heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in skillet and add scallops. Cook, stirring often, about one minute or just until scallops lose their raw look. Do not brown or overcook. Spoon equal portion of scallops on 4 to 6 small serving dishes with tomato sauce spooned over. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.