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Scallops with a champagne sauce
Photo: Dana DeVolk

Scallops with a champagne sauce

26 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

A rather special dinner for two. Scallops served back in the shell, topped with soft potato, seaweed and a creamy champagne sauce.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1248
Calories
70g
Protein
38g
Fat
154g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 21 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Chives 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Champagne not in our table 0
Chervil not in our table 0
Seaweed not in our table 0

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

  • 310g/11oz baking
  • 8 scallops
  • , to stand the shells on salt
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 125g/4½oz butter
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 25g/1oz plain white flour
  • 150ml/5fl oz double cream
  • 15g/½oz Gruyère
  • 15g/½oz fine breadcrumbs
  • 175g/6oz butter
  • 1 banana shallot
  • 1 carrot
  • 4 baby leeks
  • 2 sticks celery
  • 2 medium shallots
  • 150ml/5fl oz white wine
  • 150ml/5fl oz fish stock
  • 150ml/5fl oz double cream
  • 150ml/5fl oz champagne
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh chervil
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped chives
  • ½ lemon
  • 100g/3½oz dulse seaweed

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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