Summary: Seared scallops filled with smooth paste of pancetta and fresh herbs, served with lobster mushroom and fennel, having delicious cream sauce on top of scallops and mushroom is sure an excellent sea food entrée to please guests.
Prep time and Cooking time (duration): 15 minutes
Number of servings (yield): 1
Ingredients for Seared Scallops with Lobster Mushrooms and Fennel:
- 1 Large Lobster Mushroom
- 4 Large Scallops
- 2 Tbsp. Butter
- Olive Oil
- 4 Garlic Cloves
- Fresh Fennel
- 6 Ounces Pancetta
- Fresh Rosemary
- Fresh Sage
- ¼ Cup Marsala
- ¼ Cup Cream
- Fresh dill
Get Ready To Work in “Real Time” to Make Seared Scallops with Lobster Mushrooms and Fennel
Get out these items and utensils: Knife for chopping, 2 frying pan, food processor, pastry bag
Get from pantry: Olive Oil, garlic, Marsala
Get from refrigerator: lobster mushroom, scallops, butter, fresh fennel, rosemary, sage, dill pancetta, cream
Pre-prepare the following:
- Clean mushroom, and slice
- Maker thin slice of ½ of the fennel
- Run Pancetta through grinder or food processor until a smooth paste-like consistency is achieved
- Add fresh rosemary and sage to pancetta and mix well
- Add pancetta to a piping or pastry bag
- Remove side muscle from scallops, reserve for later
- Make cross incision in center of scallops
Begin to cook with Chef Pellegrini:
Cook mushrooms and fennel:
- In hot pan, add butter and olive oil
- Add1 sliced garlic
- Add Fennel and Mushroom
- Let simmer over medium heat
Cook scallops:
- Stuff incision of the scallops with Pancetta
- Add butter to hot sauté pan
- Add a pinch of salt to butter
- Place scallops in pan, searing all the way around each scallop
- Add chopped fresh dill
- Once seared, remove scallops from stove top pan and place in oven at 300 degrees Fahrenheit till it is medium rare done.
Prepare sauce:
- Drain juices from pan that contained scallops
- In that pan, add 3 thinly sliced garlic clove and muscles removed from scallops
- Add olive oil, and three sprigs of fresh dill
- Add marsala to deglaze the pan
- Sprinkle salt in the pan
- Add cream, mixing well and let simmer to reduce
To Serve:
- Remove scallops from oven, slice into ¼” thick round pieces
- On serving plate, arrange mushrooms and fennel in middle of plate
- Lay scallop pieces over mushroom and fennel
- Drizzle sauce over plate and entrée
- Garnish the dish with a fresh sprig of dill and a light drizzle of Olive Oil
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