Scallops with Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce

Scallops with Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce
Scallops with Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce requires around 1 hour from start to finish. This recipe makes 2 servings with 385 calories, 5g of protein, and 36g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, parsley, garlic, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
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Spoon 3 tablespoons olive oil over the cut sides of the garlic head; wrap tightly in aluminum foil.
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Roast in the preheated oven until the garlic is soft, about 30 minutes; set aside until cool enough to handle.
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Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves into a saucepan; pour the chicken stock into the saucepan and use a fork to mash the garlic into the stock. Cook the stock over high heat until the liquid is reduced in volume by half, about 10 minutes. Stir the cream into the stock and remove from heat; set aside.
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Melt the butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the scallops with salt and pepper; sear in the hot butter and oil mixture until opaque, about 3 minutes per side.
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Remove from heat immediately.
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Stir the lemon juice into the cream sauce; spoon immediately onto 2 plates. Arrange the scallops on the plates.
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Garnish with the parsley to serve.
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Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir

Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Scallops. Chardonnay and chenin blanc are great matches for grilled or seared scallops. If your scallops are being matched with bacon or other cured meats, try a lightly chilled pinot noir. One wine you could try is Tyler Winery Santa Barbara County Chardonnay. It has 4.1 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 30 dollars.
Tyler Winery Santa Barbara County Chardonnay
Tyler Winery Santa Barbara County Chardonnay
2015 brought the earliest vintage of the decade so far. After the large 2013 and 2014 vintages and the continued drought, the vines put forth a fraction of the fruit than the previous two years. They were down approximately 30% overall but the result was exceptional quality and deep, powerful wines with great acidity. Citrus, anise, saline, and energetic.
DifficultyHard
Ready In1 h
Servings2
Health Score8
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