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Pan-fried scallops with peas, crisp bacon and quails' eggs
Photo: Joseph Gonzalez

Pan-fried scallops with peas, crisp bacon and quails' eggs

22 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

A classic combination of flavours come together in this starter, with a vibrant pea velouté adding a splash of colour.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

628
Calories
63g
Protein
30g
Fat
24g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water 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

  • 1 shallot
  • 1 garlic
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • knob of butter
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 500ml/17½fl oz chicken stock
  • 200g/7oz frozen peas
  • 1-2 tsp sherry vinegar
  • 12 small rashers pancetta
  • 100g/4oz pancetta
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 50g/2oz girolle mushrooms, thoroughly cleaned
  • knob of butter
  • 1-2 tbsp boiling water
  • 100g/3½oz peas
  • 1 Baby Gem lettuce
  • , for frying vegetable oil
  • 4 free-range quailseggs
  • 1tbsp olive oil
  • 12 scallops
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 lemon

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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