Roasted Sea Scallops With Chive Potato Pancake And Caviar Sabayon Sauce Recipes

CHIVE PANCAKES WITH GORGONZOLA AND BACON

Steps:

• For the pancakes: In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the eggs, milk, chives, and the olive oil. Gradually combine the flour into the wet ingredients and stir until smooth.
• Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and put over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, drop the batter by teaspoonfuls into the pan. Cook until bubbles form on the top of the pancake, about 1 minute. Flip and cook on the other side. Remove the pancakes to a large plate and cool. Continue making pancakes until all the batter is used.
• In a medium bowl, combine the Gorgonzola and mascarpone and put it into a pastry bag. Pipe the Gorgonzola mixture onto the pancakes. Top with shards of the crispy bacon and chives. Arrange on serving platters and serve. Coolio!

LULU'S PAN ROASTED SEA SCALLOPS

Steps:

• To Prepare Quinoa:.
• Reconstitute dried porcini mushrooms with 1/2c. hot water.
• Set aside for 10 minutes. Strain off water. Reserve.
• Chop porcini mushrooms. Set aside.
• Rinse quinoa until water runs clear.
• Place in medium saucepan:.
• Bring 2 cups water, 2 cups shrimp stock & 1/4c.white wine to a boil.
• Season lightly with salt.
• Add quinoa.
• Cook for about 10minutes.
• Add chopped porcini mushrooms and the reserved porcini water to quinoa.
• Continue to cook quinoa for about 10 minutes more until tender. Keep warm.
• Prepare Scallops:.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Sear scallops on both sides.
• Place in 400 degree oven for about 4 minutes.
• Saute diced parsnips. Season with salt.
• Add remaining cup of shrimp stock to parsnips.
• Add quinoa and frisee to pan.
• Add cold butter. Stir to blend in butter and heat the quinoa.
• Add Thai fish sauce and 1 Tbsp limonata.
• Add chives.(reserve a few for garnish).
• Divide quinoa among 4 plates.
• Place scallops on top of quinoa.
• Dress each scallop with a splash of limonata .
• Garnish with chives.
• * Chef Fohrhaltz makes her shrimp stock by sautéing shrimp shells with a sofritto of mixed vegetables, tomato, water and white wine.

RED PEPPER SCALLOPS ON POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the pepper, cut-side down, on the prepared baking sheet.
• Cook pepper under the preheated broiler until pepper skin blackens and blisters, 5 to 8 minutes. Place blackened pepper into a bowl and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Allow the pepper to steam as it cools, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard skin; thinly slice pepper.
• Stir mashed potatoes, egg, bread crumbs, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl until smooth.
• Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, drop batter by spoonfuls into hot oil and flatten out to form a small pancake. Cook until golden and crispy on one side, about 7 minutes. Flip and cook until golden and crispy on the other side, 5 to 7 minutes more. Wipe skillet clean with a paper towel.
• Place scallops in a bowl and season olive oil, cayenne pepper, and salt.
• Heat the same nonstick skillet over high heat. Place scallops in the center of the skillet; place red peppers in a pile in the side of the skillet. Cook scallops until a golden crust develops, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer scallops to a plate, leaving peppers in the skillet.
• Cook and stir peppers, basil, butter, and capers together in the hot skillet; pour water into skillet, stir sauce, and remove from heat.
• Arrange pancakes in a single layer on plates or a platter; place 2 to 3 scallops on each pancake. Top with pepper sauce.

HEIRLOOM ROASTED PUMPKIN BISQUE WITH FRESH ALASKAN SEA SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Pre-Heat oven to 450°F and place oven rack in middle.
• Coat pumpkin cavity with Maple Syrup using a pastry brush. Place on a sheet pan and roast for 1-hour at 375°F.
• Baste pumpkin every 15-minutes.
• Remove pumpkin flesh from shell and place into a bowl.
• In a 5-quart soup pot melt 2-tablespoons butter, add bay leaves, Maui onion, carrots, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and Saute' 4-5 minutes.
• Add 1/4 cup white wine and reduce by half.
• Add chicken stock, roasted pumpkin and slowly bring to a full boil stirring. Reduce to a simmer for 20-minutes uncovered.
• Wisk in cream, allspice, mace, pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg, tabasco sauce and bring to a full boil for for 10-minutes. Stir to prevent from burning.
• Reduce to a simmer for 30-minutes and stir several times.
• Remove from heat, discard bay leaves and puree the bisque.
• Season Alaskan Scallops with old bay seasoning, cajun seasoning, cayeene pepper, salt and white pepper.
• Add butter to a hot saute pan and saute scallops 2-3 minutes; turning scallops only once. Remove and hold warm for service.
• Season bisque with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve bisque in hot bowls with Blackened Alaskan Sea Scallops.
• Garnish Pumpkin Bisque with Fresh Chopped Parsley.

RED PEPPER SCALLOPS ON POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the pepper, cut-side down, on the prepared baking sheet.
• Cook pepper under the preheated broiler until pepper skin blackens and blisters, 5 to 8 minutes. Place blackened pepper into a bowl and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Allow the pepper to steam as it cools, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard skin; thinly slice pepper.
• Stir mashed potatoes, egg, bread crumbs, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl until smooth.
• Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, drop batter by spoonfuls into hot oil and flatten out to form a small pancake. Cook until golden and crispy on one side, about 7 minutes. Flip and cook until golden and crispy on the other side, 5 to 7 minutes more. Wipe skillet clean with a paper towel.
• Place scallops in a bowl and season olive oil, cayenne pepper, and salt.
• Heat the same nonstick skillet over high heat. Place scallops in the center of the skillet; place red peppers in a pile in the side of the skillet. Cook scallops until a golden crust develops, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer scallops to a plate, leaving peppers in the skillet.
• Cook and stir peppers, basil, butter, and capers together in the hot skillet; pour water into skillet, stir sauce, and remove from heat.
• Arrange pancakes in a single layer on plates or a platter; place 2 to 3 scallops on each pancake. Top with pepper sauce.