In the preparation, there is the slightly grisly business of trimming out any nasty tubes or gristle but you can always ask your butcher to do that for you. Furthermore, by wrapping the heart in streaky bacon you do sort of hide the fact of what you are eating and bacon does deliver a sort of all-round win to a dish don’t you think? Begin making the French scallops by building the savory sauce. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Add flour and cook the roux for 2 minutes, whisking. This sophisticated casserole is a homage to French culinary traditions. At its heart, Coquille St. Jacques is a celebration of the sea, featuring plump and tender scallops as the star ingredient. But it's the velvety sauce that elevates this dish to a gourmet level. Appearance:The color of scallops can vary, but they should generally be a creamy white or pale pink color. Avoid scallops that appear dull, discolored, or have a slimy texture. Full ingredient list and measurements included in printable recipe card below. Step by step instructions:

That said, if I don’t make any sort of effort for this coming Friday, I might just get it in the eye from Cupid’s arrow so the game plan I am drawing up at present is to serve up a delicious and tasty plateful of lambs’ heart. Top each baking dish with the bread crumb mixture and bake for 20 minutes, until the scallops are cooked through and the sauce is bubbly. I finish it off with a drizzle of olive oil to help it brown a bit on the top. In a pinch you could always use olive oil cooking spray. How many people does this recipe feed? As written, this particular recipe feeds around 6-8 people. That said, this recipe is pretty adaptable for whatever amount of people you'll be serving.My family has some recipes that are mainstays at certain holidays. Without them, it would simply not be the same. Do you have those kind of dishes? We can't possibly be the only ones, right?

Butter:salted or unsalted butter work well in this recipe. Keep in mind you have multiple steps and layers of this recipe that require seasoning, so whatever kind of butter you use, be willing to taste and adjust seasoning as you go so your finished casserole is properly seasoned. If the suggestion of eating heart on Valentine’s Day does still wrinkles noses though, try this recipe out anyway and try blindfolding your partner before sliding a forkful of tenderness into their mouth. Now, you might consider dishing up some glistening heart for a romantic supper to be another recipe for disaster, especially if you are squeamish. But with some care and attention, this ball of muscle, the most life-giving of edible organs can make for excellent eating indeed. I would even go so far as to say that lambs’ hearts are offally good. Badoom-tish. Lemon: this decadent scallop dish is gets its balance from a squeeze of lemon juice when serving and a flurry of lemon zest while still warm.

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Combine sherry cream sauce with the shallots and mushrooms and stir to combine as it's heating. Taste and adjust seasoning. The sauce should be a little too salty at this point. We recommend using Le Creuset Silicone Tools or wooden/heat-resistant plastic tools. Metal utensils may be used with care but they should not be used harshly or scraped over the cooking surface as this may cause damage