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Scallops baked in the shell with a puff pastry lid
Photo: Caroline Attwood

Scallops baked in the shell with a puff pastry lid

11 ingredients SERVES 6 as a starter openrecipes
Scallops baked in the shell with a puff pastry lid

Serving seafood in the shell is a classic but foolproof presentation fallback - John Torode's version is pastry-topped

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

617
Calories
53g
Protein
36g
Fat
19g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
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
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Vermouth not in our table 0
Roe not in our table 0
Pastry 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

  • 400ml fish stock
  • 100ml vermouth
  • 50ml double cream
  • 1 small carrot , peeled and cut into julienne
  • 1 small leek , washed and cut into julienne
  • 30g butter
  • white pepper , to season
  • 1 tbsp dill
  • 6 large or 12 smaller scallops , cleaned and roe removed (shells scrubbed clean)
  • 375g puff pastry
  • 1 egg , beaten

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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