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by Chef Jacques van Staden
Summary: Scallops and mushrooms in puff pastry, served with red wine sauce
Cooking time (duration): 20
Number of servings (yield): 6
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Ingredients
- 3 sheets puff pastry
- ΒΌ pound foie gras
- 1/4 cup chopped, sauteed Shitake and/or white mushrooms
- 1/4 cup black truffle puree
- 2 Tbsp. chives, divided
- 6 large divers scallops
- 1 cup red wine sauce (cabernet reduction)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 beaten egg
- Fresh micro chervil
- Hawaiian rock salt
Instructions
- Cut puff pastry into six rectangles Slice foie gras into six slices.
- Into center of each puff pastry piece, spoon 2 tsp. mushroom mix and 1 tsp. truffle puree.
- Sprinkle with pinch of chives.
- Top with slice of foie gras.
- Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Season scallops with salt and pepper on both sides. - Place one scallop on top of mound on each puff pastry.
- Fold over sides of each pastry, stretching slightly; brush overlapping area with egg wash to seal.
- Pinch top and bottom of pastry packet, brush with egg wash, and fold over to create closed packet.
- Place packets on plate, seam side down, and brush tops and sides with egg wash.
- Chill for 30 minutes (or up to one day). (Chef note: Packets can be frozen at this point. Thaw partially before baking and add a few minutes to baking time.)
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place packets in cold, heavy, ovenproof pan, seam side down.
- Bake for 15 minutes; remove pan from oven and flip pastries over to allow other side to brown as they cool.
- In small pan over medium heat, warm wine sauce.
To serve:
- Spoon wine sauce onto plate, top with pastry.
- Sprinkle with additional chives and top with pinch of fresh chervil.
- Sprinkle with Hawaiian rock salt.
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