1 ts Olive oil 4 lg Sea scallops 1 ts Minced garlic 5 Green olives stuffed, -chopped 1 ts Small capers, drained 1 ts Dijon-style mustard 1 c Whipping cream 1 ts Unsalted butter 1 1/2 ts Seasoned fresh bread crumbs
Cooks notes: Green olives stuffed with anchovies are available at stores
that specialize in imported foods, Cost Plus.
Preliminaries: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Procedure: Heat olive oil in
medium skillet. Add garlic and scallops and cook on medium heat for 5
minutes. Add chopped olives (and anchovies if using them separately),
capers, mustard, cream and butter. Cook over medium heat for 8 to10 minutes
or until reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Spoon scallops into
scallop shells or onto small ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and
bake in a preheated 350-degree oven until top is nicely browned, about 2 to
3 minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning.
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