Coquilles St. Jacques (The Best)

                                          

https://www.ricardocuisine.com/en/recipes/5590-coquilles-st-jacques-the-best

Ingredients

  • Mashed Potatoes
    • 2 cups (340 g) russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
    • 2 tbsp butter
    • 2 tbsp (30 ml) 35% cream
  • I used frozen mash and added nut meg and turmeric, and it’s perfect.

 

 

  • Scallop Filling
    • 2 shallots, finely chopped
    • 2 tbsp butter
    • 2 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
    • 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
    • 1/4 cup (60 ml) white wine
    • 11 oz (300 g) medium scallops, size 15-25, drained and patted dry
    • Some cream
    • 1 cup (100 g) Gruyère cheese, grated

Preparation

  • Mashed Potatoes
    • In a pot of salted water, cook the potatoes until tender. Drain. With a masher, coarsely crush the potatoes with the butter.
    • With an electric mixer, purée the potato mixture with the cream until smooth. Add more cream, if needed. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside in a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.
    • With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C)

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  • Scallop Filling
    • In a pot, soften the shallots in the butter. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the milk and wine and bring to a boil while whisking. Cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Season with salt and pepper. Add the scallops and prwans and ½ cup (125 ml) of the cheese. Stir to combine.
    • Spoon the filling into four scallop shells or four small gratin dishes. Garnish the rim with rosettes of mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake for about 10 minutes. Finish under the broiler until the cheese and potatoes are golden brown.

I have seared the prawns and scallops in butter for 30 sec.

Cooked 1 small onion in butter until soft

1 table spoon of flour, cook for 1m and add milk and keep stering.

Add white wine and some cream and allow to get to the right point

Add the seared prawns and scalops

Mix some cheese in the mash

 

Must pipe the mash first and then top up with the filling (must be a bit liquid.




 

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