Brad's pan seared sea scallops with port wine sauce
Brad's pan seared sea scallops with port wine sauce

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have brad's pan seared sea scallops with port wine sauce using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Brad's pan seared sea scallops with port wine sauce:
  1. Prepare 1 1/4 lbs sea scallops
  2. Prepare Black pepper, sea salt, and smoked paprika
  3. Make ready 2 tbs olive oil
  4. Make ready For the sauce
  5. Make ready 2 cups port wine
  6. Make ready 1 medium shallot, minced
  7. Take 2 tbs butter
  8. Make ready 1 tbs mirin
  9. Prepare 2 tbs brown sugar
  10. Prepare 1/2 tsp minced garlic
  11. Prepare 1 tbs red wine vinegar
  12. Prepare Half Pinch of sea salt

Video: Watch the Video Recipe to see the Seared Scallops with Herb-Butter Sauce come together, step by step, and subscribe to Fine Cooking. To make pan-seared scallops as good as ones served at restaurants, make sure they're dry, and use a very hot pan. Be sure not to overcook them. Don't overcrowd the pan or the pan won't stay hot enough to give the scallops a good sear.

Instructions to make Brad's pan seared sea scallops with port wine sauce:
  1. Start with the sauce. Melt butter in a sauce pot. Add shallots. Cook on medium low stirring often until shallots start to brown. Add garlic. Cook a couple more minutes.
  2. Meanwhile lay scallops out on paper towels. Pat dry. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika.
  3. Add port wine to the shallots. Bring to a simmer. Let reduce a little.
  4. After the alcohol cooks out of the wine, add rest of sauce ingredients. Simmer until sauce reduces to under a cup of liquid. Stir often.
  5. When scallops are air dried, lay seasoning side down on a plate. Sprinkle again.
  6. Heat oil in a good fry pan until very hot. Almost smoking. Carefully with tongs, lay scallops in pan. This is why it is important for them to be dry.
  7. Let brown, flip over and brown other side. You want them to come out medium rare.
  8. While shallots are cooking, mix a slurry of corn starch and cold water. Add to reduced sauce slowly, stirring constantly, until you reach your desired consistency. I let it thicken until it barely dripped off of a spoon.
  9. Plate scallops immediately after done. Pour desired amount of sauce over. Garnish with lemon slices and a sprig of dill. Enjoy.

Be sure not to overcook them. Don't overcrowd the pan or the pan won't stay hot enough to give the scallops a good sear. If you have a lot of scallops, it's better to work in batches. The main fear, I think, is overcooking. But you have to give it a try, just do it.

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