Best 6 Bay Scallops With Fennel Endive And Rosemary Orange Caramel Glaze Recipes

BAY SCALLOPS WITH FENNEL, ENDIVE AND ROSEMARY-ORANGE CARAMEL GLAZE

Steps:

• Melt sugar in medium sauté pan over high heat. When sugar colors around edges, add a piece of rosemary, and stir until sugar is light golden-brown.
• Stand back, and stir in vinegar; caramel will spatter. When vinegar evaporates, stir in juice and simmer. Reduce by half; sauce should lightly coat a spoon. Season with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• Toss scallops with salt, pepper and flour. Heat olive oil in a large nonstick sauté pan over high heat until pan starts to smoke. Shake off excess flour from scallops, and put them in pan with remaining rosemary. Brown 1 minute, turn scallops over, add 1/2 tablespoon butter, and brown 1 to 2 minutes more; transfer to a warm plate.
• Return pan to medium heat, and add remaining butter along with fennel and endive. Season with salt and pepper, cover, and cook, stirring and scraping bottom of pan until vegetables soften, about 3 to 4 minutes. Return scallops to pan, and add glaze. Stir everything together for just a minute, taste for salt and pepper, and discard rosemary. Divide among four warm shallow soup plates; serve immediately.

SCALLOPS WITH ENDIVE

Steps:

• If ocean scallops are used, cut them into quarters. Set aside.
• Trim off the ends of the endive. Cut the endive crosswise into 1-inch pieces. There should be about 4 cups loosely packed.
• Heat the butter in a skillet and add the shallots. Cook briefly and add the endive and lemon juice. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the wine and bring to the boil. Cover closely and let simmer 5 minutes.
• Add 3/4 cup of cream, the saffron, pepper flakes, salt and pepper and cook, uncovered, over high heat, stirring often, about 3 minutes.
• Add the scallops and cook, stirring, about 1 minute. Add the remaining cream, salt and pepper. Let cook about 2 minutes or until the scallops have lost their raw look. Do not overcook.

PAN-FRIED SCALLOPS ON CARAMELIZED FENNEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F. Trim the feathery tops from the fennel bulbs, and discard. Trim the stem pieces and outer leaves from the bulbs; clean, and reserve 2 cups (about 8 ounces) of these trimmings for the puree. Slice each bulb through the root into 4 1/2-inch-thick strips.
• In a small roasting pan, combine the garlic, 1 shallot, 1 bay leaf, orange zest, 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, white pepper, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, and the chicken broth. Add the fennel slices, and gently toss to coat with the mixture. Cover the roasting pan with foil, and cook in the oven until the fennel is tender and most of the liquid has evaporated, about 45 minutes. Remove the fennel from the pan, and transfer to a plate to cool.
• Coarsely chop the fennel trimmings. In a medium saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the trimmings, the remaining shallot, 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, bay leaf, and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the trimmings soften, about 4 minutes.
• Add the water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover the pan, and simmer until the trimmings are soft when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and thyme; transfer the mixture to the bowl of a food processor. Puree, adding 2 tablespoons oil through the feed tube with the motor running. Set aside.
• In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, sauté the reserved fennel slices until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan, and set aside. In the same pan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the scallops, and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt; sauté until brown on the first side, about 4 minutes. Turn, sprinkle with the remaining teaspoon salt, and add the parsley. Sauté until the other side is brown, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add the lemon juice to the pan. Toss the scallops and parsley in the pan juices.
• To serve, place 2 1/4-cup dollops of fennel puree on each plate; top each dollop with a fennel slice and a scallop. Garnish with wilted parsley leaves, toasted pine nuts, and shaved truffle, if desired.

SEARED ROSEMARY SCALLOPS

Steps:

• If using rosemary branches, remove leaves from all but top 3 inches of each branch. In a small bowl stir together chopped rosemary, paprika, and cayenne. Remove tough muscle from side of each scallop if necessary and pat scallops dry. Season scallops with salt and sprinkle with rosemary mixture. Thread 4 scallops onto each rosemary branch or bamboo skewer.
• In a large non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté scallops until golden and just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
• Serve scallops with potato salad and mango salsa.

SCALLOPS WITH ORANGES & ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Using 2 oranges, remove 5 (3-inch) strips of orange zest. Reserve 2 of the longest strips possible.
• Remove peel & pith from oranges. With small knife, remove the sections over a bowl.
• Pat scallops dry on paper towels, set aside.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add rosemary and 3 strips of orange zest, cook, stirring frequently (about 1 minute).
• Add one-third of the scallops (approx. 8) and cook, turning with tongs, until golden brown (approx. 2 minute on each side).
• Remove from heat & place in bowl.
• Repeat with remaining scallops.
• Add onion and garlic to skillet and cook till softened, about 2 minutes.
• Increase heat to high; add half the orange sections, any liquid from the cooked scallops, vinegar, salt & pepper.
• Cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Discard rosemary & orange zest.
• Return scallops to skillet and heat through for 1-2 minutes.
• Arrange the salad greens on 4 plates and top with remaining orange sections.
• Spoon scallops & sauce over the top of the orange/salad.
• Garnish with reserved orange zest and fresh rosemary sprigs.

GLAZED SEA SCALLOPS WITH BRAISED FENNEL

Steps:

• Cut the fennel into quarters and steam it until it is just tender (about 15 minutes).
• Heat two tablespoons of the olive oil in a heavy skillet and add the fennel. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper and cook it, stirring occasionally, until it is slightly browned on all sides.
• Soften the shallots and the garlic in the remaining olive oil in a large, heavy skillet. Saute the scallops in two batches over high heat, browning them lightly on both sides. Remove them to a warm bowl.
• Add the orange juice, balsamic vinegar and rosemary leaves. Scrape up the cooking juices and simmer them until you have a light glaze. Pour the sauce over the scallops and toss them. Correct seasoning and serve.