Pan-seared Scallops

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 slices bacon, cut in match sticks
• 1/2 shallot, minced
• 1/4 cup cream sherry
• 1/3 cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup butter, plus
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 12 sea scallops
• salt
• pepper
• 2 cups packed baby spinach

Recipe

• 1 heat skillet on medium heat. fry bacon until fat renders. add shallot; cook until lightly browned, 5 minutes. raise heat to medium high; add cream sherry. cook stiring 3 minutes. add apple juice and vinegar; cook 2 minutes. transfer to bowl; keep warm.
• 2 wipe out skillet; heat 3 tbsp butter in skillet on medium high heat. season scallops with salt and pepper. cook scallops until golden brown on bottom, 3 minutes; turn. cook 4 minutes.
• 3 transfer scallops to platter. melt remaining 2 tbsp butter in skillet. spoon butter over scallops.
• 4 put spinach in a bowl. pour reserved bacon mixture into skillet; heat just to boil on medium high heat. set aside to cool 1 minute. add half bacon mixture to spinach; toss. place spinach leaves around scallops on platter; drizzel remaining bacon mixture on scallops.