Sea Scallops With Orange And Saffron

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb sea scallops
• 1 orange
• 1 tomato, skinned, seeded, diced
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon saffron
• 1/4 cup wine
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped, save some sprigs for garnish
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 1/4 cup cream

Recipe

• 1 cut each of the scallops in half to have all of equal size and put in a bowl.
• 2 julienne a few strips of orance zest and save for garnish. grate the orange and sprinkle over the scallops.
• 3 juice the orange and pour over the scallops.
• 4 add tomato, saffron, wine, parsley, salt and pepper.
• 5 marinate scallops for 2 hours or longer.
• 6 melt butter in skillet and saute shallots.
• 7 drain scallops, reserving marinade and cook scallops for 1-2 minutes. do not overcook-remove scallops.
• 8 add reserved marinade to skillet and cook until reduced to a glaze.
• 9 add the cream; bring to a boil, stirring, and reduce to desired thickness.
• 10 add scallops and stir to coat and serve immediately, garishing with parsley sprigs and orange peel strips.