Delicious Coquilles St. Jacques
"I love this dish. So creamy and delicious. I can't remember where I got this recipe from. It is the one I turn to all the time. I have the ceramic scallop shells for this dish. You can also add a dash of cayenne pepper to the sauce"
photo by cheryl_zinner
- Ready In:
- 52mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
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BOUILLON
- 1 small onion (sliced)
- 1 stalk celery (sliced)
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 slices lemons
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 lb bay scallop (washed and dried)
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SAUCE
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄4 cup shallots (finely chopped) or 1/4 cup onion (finely chopped)
- 1⁄2 cup mixed mushrooms (sliced)
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 cup light cream
- 1 cup gruyere cheese (grated)
- 2 tablespoons dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon parsley (chopped)
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MASHED POTATOES
- 2 lbs white potatoes
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1 egg yolk
- salt and pepper
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
directions
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Prepare bouillon:
- Combine the ingredients for the bouillon with only 1/2 cup of wine in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. Add other 1/2 cup wine and scallops and simmer another 5 minutes. Drain and reserve liquid and scallops only.
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Prepare sauce:
- Melt butter and saute onions and mushrooms until tender. Remove from heat and stir in flour and pepper, blend well. Put back on heat and gradually stir in cream, bring just to boiling stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer until thick 4-5 minutes. Add Gruyere and stir until melted. Remove from heat , stir in wine and 1/2 cup prepared bouillon and parsley. Add scallops and mix well. Divide into 6 scallop shell dishes.
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Prepare potatoes:
- Peel potatoes and dice and cook. Mash potatoes with butter,milk,salt, pepper and yolk. Pipe potatoes around scallop shells on the edges only using pastry bag and star tip. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese all over.
- Place shells on baking sheet or cookie sheet. Broil 4 " from heat on low until golden brown and heated through. About 2-3 minutes. Depends how cool things became when assembling you can also put in 400F oven for a few minutes first then on broil.
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Reviews
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We loved it! So creamy rich and delicious!! I was looking for a recipe to make in my scallop shells and I will be making this recipe again for our next dinner party. I made it with 1/2 scallops 1/2 shrimp. Next time I will use a piping bag with the rosette tip. Thank you!! -
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Elegantly delicious! I assembled the day before and tried using my spritz press for the potato aspect but that did NOT work-clumped up and was not a pretty sight. The next day I set it on the counter before attending church so it would come to room temperature, reheated at 400 for 10 minutes, and then broiled. I served it with a salad, steamed broccoli, and Recipe#186332. Ours served 4 people not 6 but it would depend upon how many sides you had too. I used the pepper (we are pepper people). Loved the bay leaf in the bouillon and the parmesan on top! Could not taste any lemon so I would double that the next time. Thank you FrenchBunny for sharing. Made for Everyday is a Holiday game. -
I'd give it a '10' if I could! Wonderful recipe :) I made with half scallops and half shrimp at DH's request and used a good Chardonnay for the broth & sauce. I also added the optional cayenne. I found my piping tools minus the bag so subbed a ziplock bag with the corner cut out to pipe the potatoes around it. I found out after we ate that DH had used my piping bag to fill his windsheild washer fluid b/c he couldn't find a funnel!!! We loved this and will make it many times over in the future I'm sure. Made for ZWT5 - Ali Baba's Babes -
OMG! Was this delicious!!!!! One of my favorite restaurants here in Columbus, Ohio serves this dish as an appetizer. It is where I first tried this dish! Now, I cannot go there without ordering it. So I am delighted to find a recipe that I can make myself that is every bit as good as the restaurants'!!! Thanks so much for sharing an awesome recipe! Made for ZWT5 for Ali Baba's Babes.
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This is very good! I loved the creamy scallops against the mashed potatoes. My sauce came out a little on the thick side. Thanks for a very comforting meal. ZWT5 ETA: Oh, wow, was this unbelievably good after sitting in the fridge overnight. I think from now on I might actually make the scallops and sauce the day beforehand. I am also wondering about putting in more scallops and thinning down the sauce a little bit.
