Eat the Seasons… June
Scallops with Pancetta & Coriander
Serves 4
Preparation time: 30 Minutes
Cooking time: 5-10 Minutes
Ingredients:
- 4 Large Cleaned Scallops, keep the shells
- 1 tsp Coriander, chopped & few leaves for garnish
- Zest of 1 Lime
- 75g Unsalted Butter
- 50g Pancetta, cubed
- Salt & Pepper
Method:
- Heat oven to 1600
- Heat a frying pan to medium high, add 50g butter and cook until it foams (but does not burn), season the scallops and then seal on both sides. Remove and put onto a baking tray, then into the oven for 3-4 minutes while you make the sauce.
- In the same pan you fried the scallops in, add 25g more butter to what is already there and add 50g chopped pancetta. Cook until golden.
- Add the chopped coriander and the zest of 1 lime to the pan.
- Remove scallops from the oven and place one in each shell.
- Tilt the frying pan and spoon the pancetta/lime/coriander butter mixture over the top of each one.
- Decorate with fresh coriander leaves and serve.
Enjoy!
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