Sea Scallops With Yellow Pepper Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsps of the oil in a saucepan; add onion& cook gently until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add peppers, garlic& thyme and continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
• Add the stock, bring to a boil, reduce heat& simmer for 20 minutes or until the peppers are very soft.
• Puree the pepper mixture, return to a clean pan, add the cream& sugar and bring to a boil.
• Season to taste, reduce heat& simmer for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, season the scallops.
• Add remaining oil to a very hoy frying pan& sear the scallops for 2 minutes on the first side.
• Turn& cook for another minute or until just opaque in the center.
• Serve with sauce.

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler or prepare a charcoal grill.
• Place the peppers under the broiler or on the grill. Cook them on all sides until the skin is well charred. When cool enough to handle, split the peppers in half, core them and discard the charred skin and the seeds. Rinse in cold water. Pat dry with papers towels and cut them into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Remove and discard the ends of the snap peas.
• Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet and add the peas, cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the scallops, the red peppers, shallots, garlic, thyme, pepper flakes, liqueur, butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring and tossing over high heat for 4 minutes or until the scallops are cooked through. Do not overcook. Sprinkle with the coriander.

Steps:

• Remove tough muscle from side of each scallop if necessary. Pat scallops dry and season with salt and pepper. In a 10-to 12-inch non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté scallops 1 to 2 minutes on each side (depending on size), or until golden and just cooked through. Transfer scallops with tongs to a plate and keep warm, covered loosely.
• In oil remaining in skillet cook shallot over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add wine and boil, scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Stir in water and mustard and simmer until reduced to about 1/4 cup. Add butter and swirl skillet, returning skillet to heat as necessary, until butter is just incorporated into sauce. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• Spoon sauce onto a small platter or 2 plates. Top sauce with scallops and sprinkle with scallion. Serve scallops with caraway rice cakes.

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE MARINADE: In a medium bowl whisk together the marinade ingredients. Wash the scallops and remove the small, tough side muscle (see REFERANCE & APPENDIX, _Sage Advice About Grilling Scallops). Add the scallops to the marinade and stir to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour. TO MAKE THE SAUCE: Grill the peppers over Direct Medium heat until the skin is black and blistered on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes, turning every 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the peppers from the grill and place in a paper bag close tightly. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes to steam off the skins. Peel away the charred skins. Cut off the tops, remove the seeds, and finely chop. In a small sauté pan over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil. Add the onion and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and peppers and cook for 3 to 4 minutes more, stirring occasionally. Add the vinegar, green pepper sauce, and salt. Purée in a food processor until the consistency of ketchup. If the sauce seems too thick, add a bit of water. If it seems too thin, simmer for a few minutes more to reduce it. Set aside. Remove the scallops from the bowl and discard the marinade. Place the scallops on the grate 1 to 2 inches apart. Grill over Direct High heat until just opaque in the center, 4 to 6 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time. Meanwhile, reheat the sauce. Remove the scallops from the grill and serve warm with the sauce drizzled on top.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.