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🍽️ Pan-seared scallops with leek and parmesan crisps
436 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 12 Scallops (kitchen-ready)
- 100 g Parmesan (grated)
- 100 ml White wine (dry)
- 1 pinch Saffron
- 1 stalk Leek (large)
- 150 g Whipping cream
- 40 g Butter
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- 1. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- 2. Draw twelve circles with a diameter of 8 centimeters each on the paper.
- 3. Distribute the parmesan evenly over the drawn circles.
- 4. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- 5. Place the tray in the oven and bake the crisps for about 5 minutes until the cheese has melted.
- 6. Remove the tray from the oven.
- 7. Let the parmesan crisps cool down completely.
- 8. Mix saffron and wine in a bowl.
- 9. Pour the mixture into a small saucepan.
- 10. Bring the saffron-wine mixture to a boil.
- 11. Clean the leek.
- 12. Cut the leek into rings.
- 13. Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a pan.
- 14. Sauté the leek rings in the butter.
- 15. Deglaze the leek with the warm saffron-wine mixture.
- 16. Simmer the vegetables on low heat for about 10 minutes.
- 17. Add the cream to the pan.
- 18. Reduce the sauce for another 5 to 10 minutes until it is creamy.
- 19. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
- 20. Heat the remaining butter in a large pan.
- 21. Pan-sear the scallops in the butter.
- 22. Season the scallops with salt and pepper.
- 23. Stack the parmesan crisps, leek, and scallops alternately on the plates.
- 24. Garnish the dishes with fresh herbs as desired.
- 25. Serve the scallops immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 436
- Protein: 27 g · Fett/Fat: 29 g · Carbs: 12 g