Scallops and Pasta with Fresh Tomato Cream Sauce
From linebb956 16 years ago
Ingredients
- 2 ripe tomatoes shopping list
- 1 gallon boiling water shopping list
- 1 1/2 pounds bay scallops shopping list
- 1 tablespoon butter shopping list
- 1/2 cup dry white wine shopping list
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots shopping list
- 1 tablespoon chives shopping list
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic shopping list
- 2 tablespoons minced red bell pepper shopping list
- 1/4 cup shredded fresh basil shopping list
- 1 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 2 cups cooked pasta shells shopping list
- salt and pepper, to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Plunge the tomatoes into the water for 20 to 30 seconds or until the skin just begins to show a tiny split or two.
- Remove and let cool for a second or two.
- Peel the tomato under running water.
- Slice into halves and gently squeeze the tomato to force out the seeds.
- Chop the tomato quickly into a glass bowl until ready for use.
- (Glass is for the acid, it won't react with glass.)
- Rinse the scallops.
- Heat the butter in a pan and add the scallops.
- Cook and toss for a minute .
- Add the wine, shallots, chives, garlic and bell pepper.
- Cover the pan and let simmer for three minutes or until the scallops are just done.
- Remove the scallops with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Add the basil to the liquid from the cooked scallops and put into a separate bowl.
- Put the cream and chopped tomato into the pan and reduce over high heat buy one-half.
- Add the reserved liquid and reduce by half again.
- Add the pasta to this to heat through and then the scallops for just a minute.
- IF YOU USE REGULAR SCALLOPS... CUT IN HALF AS THEY ARE BIGGER.
- Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.I would serve it on the side if it was me.. I don't like cheese on lots of seafood dishes. it's just the way I was raised with Italian foods..
- Enjoy!
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Good Lord does this sound succulent!!
foodandaflick
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What a great recipe!!!!!
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Making this tonight..thanks!
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