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    Scallops au Gratin

    Servings: 8
    Preparation and cooking time: 35 minutes

    Ingredients:

  • 20 large sea scallops
  • 1 pound of monkfish (also called devilfish)
  • 1 pound of fresh mushrooms
  • 1 cup of white wine, if possible from Burgundy
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 Tbs fresh lemon juice
  • 5 Tbs olive oil, salt, black pepper
  • For the béchamel sauce: 2 Tbs butter, 1 Tbs flour, 2 cups milk and 1/2 teaspoon of grated nutmeg


  • Directions:

    Wash and slice mushrooms.
    Cook them in a saucepan over medium heat with 3 Tbs of olive oil for 5 minutes.
    Add the lemon juice, salt, black pepper and extend cooking time by 10 minutes.

    Meanwhile, dice the monkfish. In another sauce pan, cook the scallops and fish with 2 Tbs of olive oil for 5 minutes.
    Add salt, pepper, sliced shallot and white wine.
    Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes.

    To prepare the béchamel sauce: mix the melted butter with flour in a saucepan over low heat. Mix until you get a smooth dough.
    Remove the saucepan from the stove while adding milk all at once. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil quickly. Add the nutmeg powder. Keep on stirring and cook over low heat for 10 minutes.

    Put scallops and fish (without the juice) in a buttered dish. Put the mushrooms on top then pour the béchamel sauce.
    Place the dish in an oven for 10 minutes for a quick broil.
    Can be served with rice.

    Bon Appétit!


 
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