Coquilles St. Jacques

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Coquilles St. Jacques

Ingredients

  • 6 - 8 scallops (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 shallot or small onion, sliced
  • salt
  • 6 peppercorns
  • 1/2 bayleaf
  • scant 1/4 pint water
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 ounce butter
  • 1 rounded Tbs flour
  • 1/4 pint creamy milk
  • 1 tsp finely chopped parsley
  • brown breadcrumbs
  • a little extra butter
  • 1 pound potatoes
  • 1/2 ounce butter
  • 1 Tbs hot milk

Instructions

First make the potato puree. Peel and boil potatoes, drain and dry them, then beat them to a puree with the milk and butter. Put scallops in a pan with the sliced shallot or onion, seasonings and bayleaf. Pour on the water, add the lemon juice and poach gently for 5 minutes. (Do not let the scallops boil because this toughens them.) Scald and skin the tomatoes, cut into four, remove seeds, then cut flesh in four again. Melt the butter in a pan, remove from hat and stir in the flour. Blend in the liquid strained from the scallops. Stir over a gentle heat until liquid starts to thicken, then add the milk and bring to the boil. Simmer for 2 - 3 minutes, taste for seasoning, then add prepared tomatoes and parsley. Slice or quarter the scallops and put into 4 - 6 buttered deep scallop shells; spoon over the sauce. Pipe potato puree around each shell, sprinkle lightly with brown breadcrumbs and a few tiny shavings of extra butter. If you prepare dish early in the day, put it in a hot oven 400 F for 10 - 15 minutes to heat through. If freshly cooked and scallops, potatoes and sauce are hot, put under the grill to glaze and brown the potatoes.

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