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Recipe courtesy of Reed Groban

Show: FoodNation with Bobby Flay

Episode: Scottsdale, AZ

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Total:: 1 hr 21 min
Prep:: 1 hr 15 min
Cook:: 6 min

Yield:: 2 servings

Level:: Intermediate

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.

Corn Flapjacks:

Combine all ingredients. On a griddle using pan spray, drop 1 ounce of batter. Cook until golden brown.;

Orange Honey Butter:

Reduce wine, orange juice, garlic, shallots, and thyme to sec (dry). Add heavy cream; reduce by half. Whisk in butter. Slowly finish with honey.;

Sweet Potato Curls

Using a vegetable peeler, cut curls from sweet potato. Deep fry until crisp.

My Private Notes

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