Coquilles St. Jacques (Scallops with Mushrooms in Cream Sauce)

Recipe courtesy Craig Claiborne

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Total Time:
45 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Yield:
6 servings
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Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallots
  • 2 cups thinly sliced mushrooms
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 pound sea or bay scallops
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • Pinch cayenne

Directions

Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the shallots. Cook briefly, stirring, and add the mushrooms. Cook until wilted and add the salt, pepper, and wine. Add the scallops and bring to the boil. Cook until all the scallops are heated through, stirring gently as necessary. Take care not to let the scallops overcook or they will toughen. Using a slotted spoon, remove and set aside the scallops and mushrooms. Reserve the liquid. There should be about 3/4 cup of liquid. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan and add the flour, stirring rapidly with a wire whisk. When blended add the reserved liquid, stirring until thickened and smooth. Add the milk and 1 cup of the cream. Cook for about 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste and a pinch of cayenne. Whip the remaining 2 tablespoons of heavy cream. Fold it into the sauce. Use 6 individual scallop shells or ramekins. Spoon equal portions of the scallops and mushrooms into each shell. Spoon the sauce over the scallop mixture. Preheat the broiler to high. Place the filled shells under the broiler about 6 inches from the source of heat and bake until a nice brown glaze forms on top. As the scallops broil, turn shells occasionally for even browning, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

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  • on April 13, 2013

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    This is quite easy and delicious. I used sea scallops and a single baking dish. I also added some fresh garlic and used a sweet onion instead of a shallot. Based on the suggestion of another reviewer, I also added a little crunch by adding a mixture of Panko bread crumbs, a good parmesan cheese and some fresh parsley to top a few minutes before removing it from the oven.

    I never did figure out where the 4th Tbsp of butter came in. :-

    I was wondering if anyone has tried to make this ahead of time up to the point of putting it in the dishes and then baked it off the next day?

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  • on August 30, 2012

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    This is a wonderful, rich, elegant dish, and yet so easy to make. I put a bed of wild rise on the bottom of the ramiken, then layered the scallops on top.

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  • on January 01, 2010

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    Made this last night for friends for New Year's Eve dinner. I used sea scallops and since I didn't have individual scallop dishes or ramekins, I put the mixture in a large glass shallow dish and put it under the broiler. I served it over fresh angel hair pasta. It was a huge hit! My guests asked for the recipe and my husband who is not keen on seafood at all, requested it for his birthday dinner coming up soon. It was easy and very flavorfull.

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