Creamy Tarragon Scallops With Spinach Smashed Potatoes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.
• Cook spinach according to package directions. Place potatoes in a pot with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cook 15 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, cool slightly, and mash.
• In a bowl, mix the spinach, mashed potatoes, butter, sour cream, onion, salt, and dill. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish. Top with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly brown.

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and water. In another shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs and potato flakes. Dip scallops in egg mixture, then coat with crumb mixture., Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook scallops in batches until golden brown, 2 minutes on each side., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually add cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Stir in tarragon. Serve with scallops.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1/2 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Season scallops with salt and pepper. Place half of the scallops in the skillet without crowding; cook until browned, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Remove scallops to a plate. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1/2 tablespoon butter in the skillet, and cook remaining scallops. Remove to plate.
• Wipe out skillet, and return skillet to medium heat. Pour in wine, and boil 1 or 2 minutes, until reduced to about 2 tablespoons. Reduce heat to low, and whisk in the remaining 4 tablespoons butter; just softening butter to form a smooth sauce. Stir in salt, lemon zest, and tarragon. Pour sauce over scallops.

Steps:

• Place potatoes in large pot. Cover with cold water. Add 1 teaspoon salt and bring to boil over high heat. Boil until potatoes are tender when pierced with skewer, about 8 minutes. Drain. Return to pot. Using potato masher, mash potatoes. Mash in 1/4 cup butter. Stir in 2/3 cup milk. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 hour ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Before serving, stir over medium heat until heated through, adding more milk by tablespoonfuls if dry.)
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper. Add scallops; sauté until just opaque in center, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to plate; tent with foil. Reserve juices in skillet.
• Place wine and shallots in small saucepan. Simmer over medium heat until reduced to glaze, about 3 minutes. Stir in cream; simmer 1 minute. Gradually whisk in remaining 1/4 cup butter. Stir in reserved pan juices. Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons tarragon. Season tarragon sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Stir remaining 1/4 cup tarragon into warm mashed potatoes. Divide potatoes among 4 shallow bowls. Place scallops atop mashed potatoes. Drizzle with tarragon sauce and serve.

Steps:

• Place potatoes in large pot.
• Cover with cold water.
• Add 1 teaspoon salt and bring to boil over high heat.
• Boil until potatoes are tender when pierced with skewer, about 8 minutes.
• Drain. Return to pot.
• Using potato masher, mash potatoes.
• Mash in 1/4 cup butter.
• Stir in 2/3 cup milk.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• (Can be made 1 hour ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Before serving, stir over medium heat until heated through, adding more milk by tablespoonfuls if dry.)
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper.
• Add scallops; sauté until just opaque in center, about 2 minutes per side.
• Transfer to plate; tent with foil. Reserve juices in skillet.
• Place wine and shallots in small saucepan.
• Simmer over medium heat until reduced to glaze, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in cream; simmer 1 minute.
• Gradually whisk in remaining 1/4 cup butter.
• Stir in reserved pan juices.
• Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons tarragon.
• Season tarragon sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Stir remaining 1/4 cup tarragon into warm mashed potatoes.
• Divide potatoes among 4 shallow bowls.
• Place scallops atop mashed potatoes.
• Drizzle with tarragon sauce and serve.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve bouillon in water. Stir in the vinegar, oil, tarragon, garlic and pepper. Place the potatoes in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Add tarragon mixture and stir to coat. Sprinkle with onion., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until tender.

Steps:

• If some scallops are a lot larger than others, you may want to cut the larger ones in half.
• Rinse scallops and pat dry with paper towels.
• In a skillet heat butter over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and lightly sautee for about 1 minute.
• Add scallops and tarragon. Cook for about 6-7 minutes or until scallops are opaque; turning each once halfway through cooking.
• Sprinkle with paprika and parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Pat scallops dry. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add scallops and cook until brown on bottom, about 3minutes. Turn scallops over and cook until opaque in center, about 1 minute longer. Transfer scallops to plate. Tent with foil.
• Reduce heat to medium. Melt butter in same skillet. Add flour, stir 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk. Simmer until thick and smooth, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Stir in tarragon and any juices from scallops on plate. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon onto plates. Arrange scallops, brown side up, atop sauce.