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Scallops in a white wine sauce with watercress
Photo: Dana DeVolk

Scallops in a white wine sauce with watercress

13 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Scallops are expensive and require careful cooking to preserve their delicate texture, so take care not to overcook them. Serve with boiled new potatoes.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1262
Calories
90g
Protein
50g
Fat
103g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 30g/1oz ground turmeric
  • 30g/1oz plain flour
  • 12 large scallops
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 140g/5oz unsalted butter
  • and freshly ground sea saltblack pepper
  • 1 shallot
  • 175ml/6fl oz dry sparkling white wine
  • 140ml/¼ pint fish stock
  • 140ml/¼ pint chicken stock
  • 140ml/¼ pint double cream
  • large bunch watercress
  • freshly grated nutmeg

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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