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French · Starter

Coquilles Saint-Jacques Sautées à la Provençale

Bite-sized scallops dusted in flour and seared fast in very hot oil so they crust outside and stay juicy within, then tossed with shallot, garlic, butter and parsley at the last second.

  • Yield4 first-course or 2 main-course servings
  • Hands-on22 min
  • Total22 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 450 gscallops (bay, or sea scallops cut into 1 cm pieces)
  • to tastelemon juice, salt and black pepper
  • 60 gall-purpose flour, for dredging
  • 3 tbspolive oil or neutral cooking oil
  • 2 tbspshallots or spring onions, minced
  • 1 clovegarlic, mashed
  • 30 gunsalted butter
  • 2 tbspfresh parsley, minced

To serve

  • 2tomatoes, grilled, to serveoptional
  • 200 ggreen beans, cooked, to serveoptional
  • 4 slicescrusty bread, to serveoptional

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Mollusk shellfish
  • Scallop
  • Legumes (any)
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Shallot
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Yeast

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: high

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