In the realm of culinary artistry, few dishes are as exquisite and tantalizing as corn crusted jumbo sea scallops with bourbon sauce. This dish is a symphony of flavors and textures that will elevate your taste buds to new heights. Each bite offers a perfect balance of sweet corn, succulent scallops, and a velvety bourbon sauce that will leave you craving more. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a home cook looking to impress your guests, this recipe is sure to become a favorite in your kitchen. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your taste buds, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave you utterly satisfied.
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BLACK SEA BASS WITH CORN AND JUMBO LUMP CRAB SAUTE
Steps:
- Score the skin side of the sea bass fillet (make a few small slit marks in the skin with a sharp knife). Season the fish with salt and pepper.
- Preheat a medium saute pan over high heat and add 2 ounces of olive oil. When the oil is smoking, add the fish, skin side down. Reduce heat to medium and press fillet with a spatula to crisp the skin. When the skin is browned, flip fish. (The total cooking time for the fish should be 5 minutes). Remove from pan and keep warm.
- Add the remaining 2 ounces olive oil to the saute pan. Add the corn, onion, red pepper, and poblano pepper and saute for 1 minute. Add the crabmeat, chives, and chopped thyme, stirring to blend. Adjust seasoning to taste. Add the chicken stock and whisk in the butter to form a sauce. Reduce until sauce consistency.
- Arrange the sauteed vegetable mixture in a large serving bowl. Top with the warm bass fillet and roasted fingerling potatoes. Garnish with a sprig of thyme.
BUZZARD'S BAY BOURBON SCALLOPS
This dish was conceptualized for the Victory Dinner Celebration at the 2014 Buzzard's Bay Cup Challenge. It played off local and imported ingredients for the event. I like to serve these over a field of wilted greens like Swiss or rainbow chard.
Provided by Doug Matthews
Categories Seafood Shellfish Scallops
Time 20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Melt 1/4 cup butter, 2 ounces bourbon, and olive oil together in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook sea scallops in hot butter-bourbon mixture until browned and just about cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer scallops to a plate and drain any excess liquid from the skillet.
- Whisk remaining butter, remaining bourbon, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper together in the same skillet over medium-high heat until sauce reduces and alcohol evaporates, 1 to 3 minutes. Drizzle sauce over scallops.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 362.9 calories, Carbohydrate 13.4 g, Cholesterol 103.4 mg, Fat 23.4 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 15.8 g, SaturatedFat 9.6 g, Sodium 272 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
SEARED SCALLOPS WITH CORN CREAM
This recipe for seared scallops on fresh corn cream shows that you can take a few seasonal ingredients, put them together simply and quickly, and produce something pretty special. There are three keys to producing sufficiently seared scallops. First, they must be perfectly dry. Second, the oil goes on the cold scallops, not in the hot pan. Third, your pan must be extremely hot, which means you have to use a very heavy, cast iron or stainless steel pan.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Seafood Shellfish Scallops
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Stir corn kernels, chicken broth, 2 tablespoons butter, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until corn is tender, about 5 minutes.
- Pour corn mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Pour pureed corn mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a saucepan. Season with salt to taste.
- Toss scallops, Fresno pepper, canola oil, kosher salt, and smoked paprika in a bowl until scallops are completely coated. Separate pepper slices from scallops.
- Heat a large heavy skillet over high heat until very hot, about 5 minutes. Cook scallops in hot skillet until browned on one side, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook on the other side until cooked through, about 3 minutes more. Cook and stir sliced peppers on the side of the skillet while the scallops are cooking.
- Remove skillet from heat; transfer scallops to a plate, leaving peppers in hot skillet. Stir water and 1 tablespoon butter into peppers until butter melts. Drizzle lemon juice over peppers; stir to glaze peppers completely.
- Divide corn cream between four bowls. Place 3 scallops over corn puree and top with glazed peppers. Garnish with radish sprouts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 275.7 calories, Carbohydrate 18.4 g, Cholesterol 63.7 mg, Fat 13 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 23.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 986.8 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
CORN-CRUSTED JUMBO SEA SCALLOPS WITH BOURBON SAUCE
Provided by Joanna Pruess
Categories dinner, main course
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the cornmeal and the Parmesan cheese and set aside. In a medium-size bowl, lightly beat the eggs with a dash of salt. Roll the scallops, one at a time, in the flour, shaking off any excess. Dip the scallops in the egg, allowing the excess egg to drip back into the bowl. Roll them in the cornmeal-cheese mixture, again shaking off the excess. Set them aside on a plate.
- Preheat the broiler. Peel and halve the apples lengthwise and remove the core. Thinly slice them lengthwise, about three-quarters of the way up the apple, keeping the halves intact. Spread the apples out on a baking sheet. Press down gently to make the slices fan out. Drizzle with the melted butter and bourbon. Broil the apples until the edges are brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Set aside.
- To make the sauce, combine the bourbon, cider, cider vinegar, shallots and garlic in a nonreactive saucepan. Place over medium heat and cook to reduce the liquid until it is almost evaporated, about 10 to 12 minutes. Add the lemon juice and lower the heat. Whisk the chilled butter into the sauce one piece at a time. Do not allow the sauce to separate. Season with the salt and pepper and strain. Remove from the heat and set aside in a warm place.
- Pour clarified butter or oil into a heavy saute or frying pan to a depth of 1/2 inch. Heat until hot but not smoking. Place the scallops in the pan and fry for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden and crisp. Remove with tongs to a plate covered with 2 or 3 paper towels. Place in a warm oven.
- To serve, place one of the cooked apple halves in the center of each of 4 plates, allowing the slices to fan out. Place 4 scallops on top of each apple half. Serve the sauce on the side.
THYME ROASTED SEA SCALLOPS, SWEET CORN RISOTTO, WITH PARSLEY TRUFFLE EMULSION
Steps:
- Risotto: Preheat a wide saucepan then add the olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the shallots, garlic, bay leaf, and thyme, and cook until translucent.
- Add the arborio rice and stir frequently to coat with the oil. Deglaze with the white wine and keep stirring, you will need to stir throughout this whole recipe.
- When the rice has absorbed the wine, add the hot corn stock in three equal amounts and keep the rice at a constant boil while stirring. After the addition of the third equal amount add the corn and cream, when the liquid is absorbed and the rice is cooked, adjust seasonings with salt and pepper, then fold in the parmesan and butter, and remove from heat.
- Sauce: Place the vegetable stock and the parsley in a bar blender and puree until smooth and bright green, then strain through a fine mesh strainer. Combine the liquid and the truffles in a small saucepot and bring almost to a boil. Whisk the butter and adjust with salt and pepper, then set aside.
- Scallops: Preheat a skillet and cover with olive oil, add the seasoned scallops to the pan and saute on both sides for about 5 minutes, while cooking the scallops, add the butter and thyme to the skillet, and baste the scallop while cooking.
- Place equal amounts of risotto in the center of 4 plates and top each with 3 scallops. Lightly cover the scallops with the parsley sauce.
PAN-SEARED SEA SCALLOPS WITH CORN COULIS
This delicious recipe for pan-seared sea scallops with corn coulis comes from Sara Foster.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Remove the muscle from each scallop and discard. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Place half of the scallops in the pan and cook, turning once, until golden brown, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer scallops to a plate and loosely cover to keep warm. Repeat process with remaining butter, olive oil, and scallops.
- Reduce heat to medium; add shallot and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute. Add wine and scrape brown bits from bottom of skillet. Add corn, cream, basil, and chives. Cook, stirring often, until cream is reduced and slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Transfer half of the sauce to the jar of a blender and puree until smooth. Return pureed sauce to the skillet with the remaining sauce, add scallops and any juices that have accumulated on the plate; cook until warm about 1 minute.
- Divide scallops evenly among 4 plates. Spoon sauce around scallops and serve immediately.
CURRY-CRUSTED SEA SCALLOPS
This light and quick entree is elegant enough for guests but filled with wonderful flavor. A bag of scallops can be purchased from the freezer case; they defrost in minutes. This recently published recipe came from the Arizona Daily Star newspaper. We loved it and I think you will too. Serve with my Rice with Carrots; they look lovely together. Hope one of you gets a photo of it for me (hint, hint:)
Provided by Judikins
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 17m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Rinse and drain scallops, and pat dry with a paper towel. Toss with the curry powder, coating all sides.
- Heat a nonstick skillet on high and spray with olive oil. Saute scallops 3 minutes per side. Add salt and pepper to taste and remove to a bowl.
- Add 1/4 cup water and the apricot jam to the skillet; simmer 30 seconds, stirring to melt jam. Add cream and simmer 1 minute to thicken. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Spoon sauce over scallops and sprinkle scallions on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 294.2, Fat 10.3, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 87.4, Sodium 296, Carbohydrate 20.7, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 7.7, Protein 30.1
CUMIN CRUSTED SEA SCALLOPS WITH MUSTARD AND GARAM MASALA
Mains: Spicy Sea Scallops Sides: San Marino Salad+ Arugula with Bocancini, avocado, cherry tomatoes, lemon dressing
Provided by GazeAhead
Categories Curries
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine chili, cumin, salt and pepper in a medium shallow bowl.
- Dredge one side of each scallop in the spice mixture.
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick saucepan over high heat.
- Add mustard seeds, cardamom and star anise.
- Place the scallops in the heated pan, spice side down and cook for 3 minutes (until bottom edge is brown).
- Reduce the heat to low, turn the scallops for 2 to 3 minutes more.
- Remove from pan and arrange the scallops around the plate.
- Drizzle the spice oil drippings from the pan over the scallops and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.7, Fat 16, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 14.8, Sodium 718.7, Carbohydrate 6.8, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 0.6, Protein 9.3
Tips:
- For the best results, use fresh, high-quality scallops. Look for scallops that are plump and have a slightly sweet smell.
- To make sure the scallops are cooked evenly, sear them in a hot skillet for 2-3 minutes per side, or until they are golden brown and opaque throughout.
- If you don't have a cornmeal crust mix, you can make your own by combining 1 cup of cornmeal, 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper.
- The bourbon sauce is a great way to add flavor to the scallops. If you don't have bourbon, you can substitute another type of whiskey or even white wine.
- To make sure the sauce is smooth, strain it through a fine-mesh sieve before serving.
- Garnish the scallops with fresh herbs, such as parsley or chives, for a pop of color and flavor.
Conclusion:
Corn-crusted jumbo sea scallops with bourbon sauce is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. The scallops are perfectly cooked and the cornmeal crust adds a nice crunch. The bourbon sauce is rich and flavorful, and it pairs perfectly with the scallops. This dish is sure to impress your guests!
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