In the realm of culinary artistry, where flavors dance and textures intertwine, a dish emerges that tantalizes the palate and captivates the senses: Taylor bay scallops, harmoniously paired with the briny essence of uni and the piquant touch of mustard oil. This extraordinary union of ingredients embarks on a journey of taste, promising an unforgettable gastronomic experience. As you embark on this culinary adventure, let this article guide you through the intricacies of selecting the finest ingredients, mastering the art of preparation, and savoring the symphony of flavors that await.
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TAYLOR BAY SCALLOPS WITH UNI & MUSTARD OIL
No dish encapsulates the theme of this book better than this one does. It's the result of inspiration from great ingredients (the sweetest, freshest bay scallops I've ever tasted) and trial-and-error experimentation during my first days as a head chef. Scallops are sweet, tomato water is sour, uni is salty, and mustard is bitter. When you slurp one of these back in one go, you see the result of balance and integration. At first it's chaos in the mouth. Slowly, the flavors flirt, mingle, and finally coalesce. They form an amalgam of flavor that isn't scallop, urchin, tomatoes, or mustard, but a whole greater than the sum of its parts.
Provided by Rocco DiSpirito
Categories Cookstr Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a food processor, pulse tomatoes with sea salt until chunky. Line a strainer or coffeemaker basket with a coffee filter and transfer tomatoes to the coffee filter. Set strainer over a large nonreactive bowl or coffeemaker carafe. Refrigerate this contraption at least 12 hours: the tomatoes' intensely flavored, clear juices will filter into the bowl. To the tomato water, add mirin, cayenne pepper, and ground pepper.
- Cover a dish with crushed ice. (If serving this as an appetizer, use dinner plates. A large serving tray or tiered platter would work well if these are to be served as hors d'oeuvres.) For an individual appetizer, arrange 5 shells in a ring on the ice. Place a scallop (or piece of scallop) and uni lobe side by side in each shell. Spoon seasoned tomato water into each shell to cover the shellfish, 1 ½ to 2 teaspoons per shell. Drizzle several drops of mustard oil over each, and garnish with a pinch of black mustard seed. Serve immediately.
TRUFFLED BAY SCALLOPS WITH CELERY PURéE
Bay scallops-which are smaller and sweeter than sea scallops-are found in estuaries up and down the Eastern Seaboard, from New England to the Mid-Atlantic region. Any of them will work here, but if you really want to pull out all the stops, search for those from Nantucket Bay, which are prized for their candylike succulence. Celery purée swirled with black truffle butter enhances the delicacy of the seafood.
Provided by Lillian Chou
Categories Holiday 2018 Christmas Christmas Eve Appetizer Seafood Celery Scallop Shellfish Truffle Entertaining
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Make celery purée:
- Simmer broth, celery, potato, onion, and 1/4 tsp salt in a small heavy saucepan, covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Add parsley and cook, uncovered, 1 minute. Purée mixture in a blender until very smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Keep warm in saucepan.
- Cook scallops:
- Pat scallops dry and season with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then sauté scallops until barley cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add truffle butter and stir until melted, then transfer scallops with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Stir celery purée into truffle butter in skillet. Spoon onto plates, then mound scallops in center and sprinkle with celery leaves.
- Do Ahead
- Purée (without truffle butter) can be made 1 day ahead and chilled. Reheat in a microwave or in a saucepan over low heat before stirring into truffle butter.
SEARED JUMBO SCALLOPS WITH UNI SAUCE, YUKON POTATOES, ONION JAM AND PARSLEY OIL
Steps:
- For Uni sauce: In a blender, puree 4 ounces fresh Uni. Fold pureed Uni into the softened butter with Tamari and Sansho. Let chill. Meanwhile, in a small sauce pan reduce clam broth and white wine to 1/8 cup. In a medium bowl place yolks over a pot of boiling water, whisk briefly add reduced clam broth mixture, whisk until thickened. Slowly add chilled Uni butter, add chopped tarragon and tarragon vinegar, keep warm. Blanch 2 bunches parsley and shock down in ice water, squeeze excess water from the parsley, rough chop, transfer to a blender with 1 cup of olive oil, puree and reserve.;
- For the Scallops: Cut potatoes to medium cubes, boil in water until slightly overcooked, drain and cool. Season the scallops with salt and pepper. In a medium pan over medium-high heat sear the seasoned scallops. Crumble potatoes into dime size pieces, and fry in a separate medium skillet with peanut oil until crispy. Transfer to a bowl and combine with 1 teaspoon parsley, 1 teaspoon chives, 1 teaspoon truffle oil, 1 tablespoons onion jam and press into ring molds and place in the center of the plate, position seared scallop on top of molded potatoes and spoon Uni sauce over the scallops. Garnish with micro watercress and sliced Nori, drizzle parsley oil around the plate.
- In a medium pan add butter and 1 1/2 pounds of sliced yellow onions sweat until softened. Add 1 1/8 cup of red wine vinegar, 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar, 1/2 cup sugar and a pinch of salt. Let cook down until jam like consistency. Once ready, let cool and reserve.
ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE WITH BAY SCALLOPS
Steps:
- In a skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat, add the sausage and onion and sautéuntil onion is softened, about 7 minutes. (Do not overcook.) Set aside.
- In another deep skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat until the surface ripples. Pat scallops dry and fry in batches of 6 or 7 until they are light brown. Remove and drain on paper towels. (The scallops should not be cooked through.)
- When all the scallops are browned, add them to the sausage and onions. Add the wine and stock and bring to a simmer for 1 to 2 minutes to reduce liquid to a coating consistency. Off heat, swirl in more butter if necessary to make an emulsion. Season with salt and pepper.
TAYLOR BAY SCALLOPS WITH CHANTERELLES, SHERRY, AND PARSLEY BREADCRUMBS
Taylor Bay Scallops are named for fisherman Rod Taylor, who farm-raises them and harvests them by hand in the icy waters off Cape Cod. Unlike diver scallops, which are larger and have a meaty texture, the small, delicate Taylor Bays are sold live in their beautiful pink shells. Their size and sweetness make them perfect for steaming, which releases the juices trapped in the scallop shells, giving an oceany, scallopy flavor to the broth.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Toss the breadcrumbs with the olive oil and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley. Spread on a baking sheet, and toast 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until they're golden brown and crispy.
- Heat two large sauté pans or Dutch ovens over high heat for 2 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons butter to each pan, and when it foams, add half the chanterelles, half the thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and a pinch of pepper to each pan. Sauté the mushrooms, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, 6 to 8 minutes, until they're tender and start to crisp slightly.
- Turn the heat down to medium and add 1 tablespoon butter to each pan. Divide the spring onions between the pans, season them lightly with salt and pepper, and cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often, until translucent.
- Divide the scallops between the two pans, and toss to coat them with the mushrooms and onions. After 2 minutes, add half the sherry to each pan, and let reduce 20 seconds. Add half the stock to each pan, turn the heat back up to high, cover, and let the scallops steam open, about 5 minutes. When they have opened, add the cream, stir to incorporate, and turn off the heat. Taste the broth for seasoning and discard any unopened scallops. Toss in the remaining 2 tablespoons sliced parsley, and transfer to a large warm shallow bowl. Scatter the breadcrumbs over the top.
- You can toast the breadcrumbs, slice your onions and herbs, and clean the chanterelles and scallops ahead of time, but most of the work for this dish is done at the last minute. It goes very quickly and isn't too complicated. To cook this many scallops, use two pans, preferably cooking both batches at the same time. (The scallops taste best right after they open.)
CHEESY TARRAGON BAY SCALLOPS
Nice presentation, and when served over a puff pastry shell, elegant enough for a special dinner. The Parmesan and tarragon give you a rich and flavorful cheese sauce that's the perfect complement to the scallops.
Provided by lutzflcat
Categories Scallop Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Remove all wrapping from the pastry shells and set on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and puffed, about 20 minutes (follow directions on package).
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bay scallops, and saute quickly on both sides until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Do not overcook. Remove scallops from skillet and set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium, and melt remaining tablespoon butter. Add mushrooms and shallots, and sautè until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Whisk half-and-half and flour into the skillet, whisking until thickened; add white wine, sherry, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard, and whisk into the cream sauce.
- Stir in Parmesan cheese, 1 tablespoon tarragon, and pepper. Return scallops to the cheese sauce, stir, and reheat briefly.
- Remove top of the puff pastry shell, and fill with cheesy scallops, overflowing slightly to serve. Garnish with additional fresh tarragon if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 480.6 calories, Carbohydrate 27.4 g, Cholesterol 74.2 mg, Fat 29.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 24.9 g, SaturatedFat 13.3 g, Sodium 662.4 mg
BAY SCALLOPS WITH LEMON AND DILL
Make and share this Bay Scallops with Lemon and Dill recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Cathleen Colbert
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Melt butter in skillet over medium heat.
- Add scallops and cook until almost opaque, about 2 minutes.
- Remove scallops from skillet with a slotted spoon; leaving liquid in skillet.
- Add vermouth, lemon juice, and lemon peel to skillet and reduce to a thick glaze (about 5 minutes).
- Return scallops to skillet and stir until coated.
- Add dill and pepper and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 202.6, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 71.5, Sodium 315.9, Carbohydrate 4.5, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.1, Protein 28.7
Tips:
- Carefully select your scallops. Look for scallops that are firm and have a slightly translucent appearance. Avoid scallops that are discolored or have a slimy texture.
- Thaw frozen scallops properly. If using frozen scallops, thaw them overnight in the refrigerator or under cold running water. Do not thaw scallops in the microwave, as this can cause them to become tough and rubbery.
- Sear scallops quickly over high heat. This will help to create a nice crust on the outside of the scallops while keeping the inside tender and juicy. Don't overcrowd the pan, or the scallops will steam instead of sear.
- Use a neutral-flavored oil for searing scallops. Olive oil is a good option, as it has a high smoke point and won't burn easily. You can also use grapeseed oil or canola oil.
- Season scallops simply with salt and pepper. You can also add other spices or herbs, such as garlic powder, paprika, or thyme.
- Serve scallops immediately. They are best enjoyed when they are hot and fresh out of the pan.
Conclusion:
Scallops are a delicious and versatile seafood that can be prepared in a variety of ways. Whether you sear them, grill them, or bake them, scallops are sure to please everyone at the table. With their delicate flavor and tender texture, scallops are a perfect addition to any meal. So next time you're looking for a seafood dish that is both elegant and easy to prepare, give scallops a try.
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