Live Shell Roasted Jumbo Day Boat Scallops Recipes

PAN SEARED DAY BOAT SCALLOPS OVER SPROUT SALAD WITH CRANBERRY HORSERADISH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cranberry sauce and horseradish. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Heat oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. Season scallops with salt and pepper. When oil is hot, add scallops and sear on both sides until browned. Remove from heat, but keep warm.
• Divide sprouts among 2 plates, and make a bird's nest on each plate with the sprouts. Spoon cranberry sauce mixture into the center of the bird's nest. Garnish with snow pea shoots. Place scallops around the bird's nest and serve immediately.

GRILLED DAY BOAT SCALLOPS OVER ELDERBERRY WOOD WITH PEAS AND APPLES IN GRILLED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Brush the scallops with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over medium heat from elderberry wood for 3 minutes on each side. (Pecan, peach or apple wood may be substituted for elderberry wood)
• While peppers, onion and garlic are still warm, place them with the butter, mustard, honey and basil in a blender and process until smooth. Season to taste. Toss peas and apples in peanut oil and place on medium grill for about 3 minutes. Remove from grill. Place peas, apples and yellow pepper around a plate. Place scallops over them and pour sauce over the scallops. Garnish the dish with large black se

LOBSTER RISOTTO WITH DAY BOAT SCALLOPS, SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS, PEAS, AND PEA TENDRILS

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a medium saucepan. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft. Stir in Arborio rice to coat, then add wine and cook until reduced. Add stock, 2 cups at a time, for a total of 4 cups, and cook until al dente. If you run out of stock and need to add more liquid, use water. Add kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Transfer risotto to a sheet pan and cool in the refrigerator, if making ahead of time.
• Add 1-ounce olive oil to another saucepan and heat oil until almost smoking. Add shiitake mushrooms and reserved risotto and toss. Add remaining 1/2 cup lobster stock, a little at a time. Then add lobster meat, 2 ounces Asiago cheese, and cold butter and stir gently to incorporate and until heated through. Transfer risotto to the center of a plate.
• Meanwhile, in a separate saute pan, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil until almost smoking. Season scallops with 1 teaspoon each kosher salt and pepper. Sear scallops until just cooked through, about 1 to 2 minutes per side. Place scallops on top of risotto.
• Wipe pan out, add 1 tablespoon oil, and heat. Add peas and pea tendrils and toss for 30 seconds. Place on top of risotto and scallops. Drizzle Lobster Oil around edge of plate, garnish with remaining cheese on top, and serve.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place lobster bodies in roasting pan, drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, and roast for 45 minutes or until slightly charred.
• In a large stockpot, heat 1/4 cup olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic, onions, carrots, and fennel and saute for 5 minutes. Add wine and cook until reduced by half. Add roasted lobster bodies, water, and all remaining ingredients. Simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Strain and reserve. If making ahead of time, cool stock, and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1 day, or freeze for up to 1 month.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Roast lobster bodies for 10 minutes and then transfer to a large saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Strain and discard solids. Set aside until ready to use. If making oil more than 2 hours ahead of time, store oil in the refrigerator.

ROASTED SEA SCALLOPS

Steps:

• In an ungreased 3-qt. baking dish, combine the first seven ingredients. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 10 minutes or until bubbly., Stir in scallops. Bake 15 minutes longer or until scallops are firm and opaque. Serve with rice if desired.

JUMBO BAKED DIVER SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the butter and garlic (and the white wine, if using) into an oven proof baking dish (I use a pyrex pie plate).
• Microwave on high heat for 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until butter is melted (or, you may place the dish of butter into the hot oven for a few minutes, until butter melts).
• Rinse scallops well under cold water. Arrange rinsed scallops (no need to dry them) in the dish of melted butter.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, parsley and lemon thyme. Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture evenly over scallops.
• Squeeze the juice of one lemon quarter evenly over the scallops.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 18 to 20 minutes.
• To Serve:.
• Serve with additional fresh lemon wedges at the table.
• A delicious meal served with a crisp green salad and pasta or French bread, plus a glass of white wine! Or, may be served as an appetizer.

CRISPY DAY-BOAT SCALLOPS IN A CARROT REDUCTION

Steps:

• Deep fry potato slices in 2 cups of the canola oil. Drain and set aside.
• In a saucepan, combine the carrot juice, star anise and five-spice powder. Simmer until reduced to 1/3 cup. Discard star anise, and transfer mixture to a blender. Blend while slowly adding safflower oil. Season with lemon juice and salt and pepper. Set aside.
• In a skillet over medium-high heat, add remaining 2 tablespoons canola oil. Salt and pepper scallops, and sear about 2 minutes a side. Arrange on serving plates. Drizzle on warm carrot reduction, and wedge potato crisps between the scallops. Garnish with chives.