Recipe courtesy of Reed Groban

Seared Sea Scallops

Name: Seared Sea Scallops
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT1H15M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H6M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H21M0.000S
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 6 U-10 scallops; Salt and pepper; 10 leaves spinach; 2 tablespoon garlic; 4 tablespoons white wine; Corn flapjacks, recipe follows; Orange honey butter, recipe follows; 2 teaspoons cooked and crumbled pancetta; 2 teaspoons chopped chives; Sweet potato curls, recipe follows; 4 ounces pureed corn; 1/4 cup corn kernels; 1/2 cup flour; 1/3 cup milk; 1 teaspoons sugar; 3/4 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1/3 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup white wine; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1 tablespoons chopped garlic; 1 tablespoons chopped shallot; 1 thyme sprig; 2 ounces heavy cream; 1/2 pound butter; 2 ounces honey; 1 sweet potato; Hot oil, for frying

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Level: Intermediate
Total: 1 hr 21 min

Prep: 1 hr 15 min
Cook: 6 min

Yield: 2 servings

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

6 U-10 scallops

Salt and pepper

10 leaves spinach

2 tablespoon garlic

4 tablespoons white wine

Corn flapjacks, recipe follows

Orange honey butter, recipe follows

2 teaspoons cooked and crumbled pancetta

2 teaspoons chopped chives

Sweet potato curls, recipe follows

Corn Flapjacks:

4 ounces pureed corn

1/4 cup corn kernels

1/2 cup flour

1/3 cup milk

1 teaspoons sugar

3/4 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoons baking powder

1/3 teaspoon baking soda

Orange Honey Butter:

1/2 cup white wine

1/2 cup orange juice

1 tablespoons chopped garlic

1 tablespoons chopped shallot

1 thyme sprig

2 ounces heavy cream

1/2 pound butter

2 ounces honey

Sweet Potato Curls

1 sweet potato

Hot oil, for frying

Directions

In a very hot pan with olive oil, sear the scallops; season with salt and pepper. Saute spinach with garlic and white wine to scald the spinach.
In the center of the plate, place 2 flapjacks. Place orange honey butter on top of flapjacks. Then top with spinach. Place scallops on the plate, in between the flapjacks. Place pancetta and chive in-between the scallops. Garnish with sweet potato curls.