Classic French Coquilles Saint-Jacques
This coquilles Saint-Jacques recipe is versatile enough to make for an elegant dinner party's first course or a simple, tasty lunch.
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- Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
- ¼cup all-purpose flour
- ¾teaspoon kosher salt
- ½teaspoon curry powder
- ⅛teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 ½pounds sea scallops
- 4tablespoons butter
- 8ounces fresh mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
- 1cup chopped onion
- ⅔cup dry white wine
- 2tablespoons Cognac
- 3tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 2tablespoons butter, melted
- ⅓cup grated Gruyère cheese
- 1tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, curry powder, and cayenne pepper. Add scallops to bowl and toss until thoroughly coated in spiced flour mixture.Step 3
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add scallops to butter and sauté, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer scallops to a plate and cover to keep warm.Step 4
Add mushrooms and onions to skillet and sauté, frequently stirring, over medium-high heat for 4 minutes, until they start to turn light brown.Step 5
Add white wine to pan and scrape bottom of pan with a spatula to get all the brown bits off pan and into sauce. Reduce heat slightly and simmer until sauce has reduced by half.Step 6
Remove pan from heat and stir in Cognac and scallops.Step 7
Preheat oven broiler. Divide scallop and sauce mixture between six scallop shells or small ovenproof serving dishes.Step 8
Mix bread crumbs, melted butter, and Gruyère cheese; divide and spoon mixture evenly over each dish of scallops. Place dishes about 5 to 6 inches from broiler and cook until scallop mixture is hot, bubbly, and browned on top. Sprinkle with lemon juice and serve immediately.