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Seared Scallops with Butter Poached Lobster |
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6oz U-10 New Bedford Scallops |
8 oz butternut squash (boiled and pureed) 1 bunch fresh thyme 1 lb butter (reserve 1tbl and melt rest) 2 cups Lobster Stock ½ oz White Truffle oil Salt and pepper to taste |
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| 1. Pick “adductor muscle” off your scallops(u may choose to use them to make your sauce) 2. Brush scallops with olive oil, season with s&p and reserve 3. Cook lobster (chick) for about 5 minutes in salted water, cool, and shuck (note: lobster will not be fully cooked) for advanced preparation, you may shuck live lobster immediately prior to poaching 4. Peel and large dice (3/4”) butternut squash, take half of yield, brush with butter, season and lightly roast at 375 until slightly tender. DO NOT OVER COOK. Take remaining squash and add to small sauce pot and just barely submerge in salted water and boil until fork tender and puree 5. Bring chicken stock to a simmer 6. Small dice white onion, season and sweat in a medium straight sided pan, using 2oz oil and 1 tbl melted butter 7. Add Arborio rice, season and cook for 1 minute stirring frequently to coat and impart flavor 8. Reduce heat to medium low and start slowly ladling hot stock into rice pan stirring frequently 9. Heat medium size sauté pan on high heat, add 2oz oil and 1 tbl melted butter, just as first wisps of smoke appear, carefully place scallops in pan, cook for 2-2 1/2 minutes or until deep golden brown, turn and bring the other side to the same color. At this point you should have a perfect medium rare scallop 10. As rice starts to become al dente and stock is almost all in, add fresh thyme, butternut squash puree, check seasoning and adjust to taste 11. Add lobster meat to small sauce pan of melted butter and barely simmer for approximately 2 (5 minutes if raw) minutes or until meat is fully cooked 12. When rice is fully cooked, fold in roasted squash 13. Present on plate, Butternut squash risotto down first, place seared scallops on or around and finally, top with butter poached lobster and serve Serves 1 |
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