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olive oil onion yellow peppers clove garlic thyme vegetable stock whipping cream sugar salt scallops
Viewed: 52 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 yellow peppers, seeded & sliced
- 1 clove garlic, smashed
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 cup vegetable stock or 1 cup fish stock
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 20 fresh large scallops
Method
- Heat 2 tbsps of the oil in a saucepan; add onion& cook gently until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add peppers, garlic& thyme and continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
- Add the stock, bring to a boil, reduce heat& simmer for 20 minutes or until the peppers are very soft.
- Puree the pepper mixture, return to a clean pan, add the cream& sugar and bring to a boil.
- Season to taste, reduce heat& simmer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, season the scallops.
- Add remaining oil to a very hoy frying pan& sear the scallops for 2 minutes on the first side.
- Turn& cook for another minute or until just opaque in the center.
- Serve with sauce.
