Prawns And Scallops On The Half Shell Recipes

Steps:

• Bring the wine, vegetable stock, ginger, and garlic to boil in a skillet. Mix in the carrot and leek, and reduce heat to low. Simmer 5 minutes. Mix in scallops and prawns. Stir in the butter cubes. Continue cooking until butter is melted and scallops and prawns are opaque. Sprinkle with chives, and season with salt and pepper to serve.

Steps:

• Wash scallop shells and place on a cookie sheet.
• Preheat broiler.
• Peel and devein prawns, then coarsely chop.
• Quarter bay scallops.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine shellfish and wine and heat until bubbling.
• Cook until scallops are opaque (about 1 minute), stirring constantly.
• Drain and reserve cooking wine.
• Set scallops and prawns aside.
• In the same pan, heat butter over medium heat and sauteed mushrooms until they begin to exude moisture.
• If mixture gets too dry and begins to stick, add a small amount of reserved cooking wine.
• Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add milk in a thin stream, stirring constantly with a whisk.
• Sauce should thicken immediately.
• If it doesn't, continue to cook over medium heat, stirring, until it is the consistency of heavy cream.
• Add Parmesan, scallops, and prawns, and remove from heat.
• Spoon an equal amount of seafood mixture into each scallop shell.
• Top with bread crumbs and broil until lightly browned and bubbling (3 to 5 minutes).
• Serve hot.
• Note: For easier service, fold a linen napkin under scallop shells to keep them from tipping on the plate.

Steps:

• 1. Wash scallop shells and place on a cookie sheet. Preheat broiler.
• 2. Peel and devein prawns, then coarsely chop. Quarter bay scallops. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine shellfish and wine and heat until bubbling. Cook until scallops are opaque (about 1 minute), stirring constantly. Drain and reserve cooking wine. Set scallops and prawns aside.
• 3. In the same pan, heat butter over medium heat and sauteed mushrooms until they begin to exude moisture. If mixture gets too dry and begins to stick, add a small amount of reserved cooking wine. Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes.
• 4. Add milk in a thin stream, stirring constantly with a whisk. Sauce should thicken immediately. If it doesn't, continue to cook over medium heat, stirring, until it is the consistency of heavy cream. Add Parmesan, scallops, and prawns, and remove from heat.
• 5. Spoon an equal amount of seafood mixture into each scallop shell. Top with bread crumbs and broil until lightly browned and bubbling (3 to 5 minutes). Serve hot (see Note).
• 6. Note: For easier service, fold a linen napkin under scallop shells to keep them from tipping on the plate.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Remove the side muscles from the scallops and rinse with cold water and thoroughly pat dry.
• Melt the butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Once the butter is melted add the garlic and a pinch of salt and cook for 30 seconds. Remove the pan from the heat and toss in the bread crumbs until well combined. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, toss together the tomato, parsley and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Evenly divide the tomato mixture between 4 oven proof ramekins or scallop shells. Place the scallops over the tomato mixture and top with the cracker or bread crumbs. Bake in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown on top. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Place water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add scallops and poach, uncovered, 6 minutes or until firm and opaque. Drain scallops, reserving 1 cup liquid., Sprinkle scallops with salt. In a large skillet, saute mushrooms and shallots in butter until tender. Add scallops; cook 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat and set aside., For sauce, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk and reserved poaching liquid. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheese, sherry, salt, lemon juice, pepper and lemon zest; add to skillet., Preheat oven to 375°. Divide scallop mixture among eight scallop shells. Combine bread crumbs and melted butter; sprinkle over tops. Place on an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 8-12 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown.