Roasted Sea Scallops With Potato Gnocchi, Peas and Mushrooms
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
1-2
ingredients
- 4 pieces large scallops
- 1 cup fresh shelling peas
- 1⁄2 cup mushroom
- 1 small russet potato
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 teaspoons melted butter
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cold butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄2 cup cold water
- salt and pepper, as needed
directions
- Gnocchi:.
- Bake the russet potato in a 350F oven until fully cooked (about 35-40 minutes).
- Remove the peel from the potato and put the flesh through a food mill while still warm.or use a ricer, use someting to make sure all potatoe is broken up and there are no lumps left. you could even use the back of a large spoon, push potato through a pasta colander.
- While the potato is still warm, place it into a mixing bowl with the eggs and melted butter; season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the potato mixture onto a cutting board dusted with flour.
- Use your hands to knead the mixture, while adding more flour a small amount at a time. Add flour until the mixture in moist but not sticky.
- Gently roll the dough into a long cylinder until in has the diameter of a nickel.
- Cut the dough into 1-inch pieces with a butter knife.
- Pinch the uncut side and place on a floured pan.
- They should resemble a pillow in shape.
- Cook the gnocchi in simmering salted water until they begin to float.
- Gently transfer to ice water for two minutes.
- Remove from the ice water and coat with the olive oil.
- Gnocchi should be refrigerated until needed.
- Sauce:.
- Begin by shucking the peas and blanching them in boiling water for about 45 seconds. (Salted water should always be used when blanching vegetables.)
- The peas should be soft but not mushy.
- After the peas have blanched, transfer directly into ice water, and remove from the water when cool.
- Place all of the cooked peas, with the exception of 1/4 cup, into a blender with the cold water, and puree; season with salt and pepper.
- The finished product should have the consistency of heavy cream.
- Hold cold until needed.
- Mushrooms:.
- In a medium sauté pan, melt 1 tablespoons of the butter.
- When the butter is fully melted, add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook until they begin to turn light brown.
- Remove from the pan and cool on a paper towel.
- Cooking and presentation:.
- Put the whole peas, gnocchi and mushrooms with into a small sauté pan with 1 tablespoon of butter and gently warm.
- Warm the pea puree in a saucepan over a low heat.
- Meanwhile, heat a small sauté pan with the canola oil until it begins to smoke very lightly.
- Season the scallops with salt and pepper and place in the pan.
- When the scallops start to brown, turn the heat to medium-low and continue to cook for 3 minutes; flip over and cook for an additional minute. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the scallops and remove from the pan. Ladle a small spoonful of sauce into the middle of shallow bowl.
- Randomly place the peas, gnocchi and morels in the bowl.
- Carefully place the scallops in the bowl, and serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Shawn C
Clarksville, Tennessee
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