Seared scallops with salsify, blood orange and brown shrimp
This elegant dish from Richard Corrigan contains monk's beard - a plant similar to samphire that's grown in Tuscany. Also present is blood orange, with a tang that brilliantly offsets the seafood in this scallops and shrimp recipe.
Ingredients
SCALLOP
16 scallops
butter
oil
lemon juice
BLOOD ORANGE AND SHRIMP BUTTER
4 tbsp of brown shrimp
40 blood orange segments
2 shallots, cut into julienne
6 white peppercorns
2 sprigs of thyme, small
2 garlic cloves, crushed
300ml of white wine
250g of butter, diced
200ml of lemon juice
1 pinch of cayenne pepper
chervil, chopped
thyme leaves, chopped
dill, chopped
salt to taste
POACHED SALSIFY
500g of batons of salsify, cut into 4 inch baton
2 shallots, sliced
1 sprig of fresh thyme
1 garlic clove
4 white peppercorns
100ml of white wine
500ml of white wine vinegar
500ml of chicken stock
TO SERVE
monk's beard, blanched
To make the blood orange and shrimp butter, place the shallots, peppercorns, thyme, garlic and white wine in a saucepan. Gently simmer for 40 minutes, then pass through a fine sieve
300ml of white wine
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 sprigs of thyme
6 white peppercorns
2 shallots, cut into julienne
Place 100ml of this reduction into a clean pan and bring to the boil
Slowly whisk the butter into the reduction, one or two pieces at a time while cooking - only add the next piece of butter once the rest has melted and emulsified into the sauce. Finish with the fresh lemon juice and season with cayenne pepper and salt. Set aside until ready to serve
1 pinch of cayenne pepper
salt to taste
200ml of lemon juice
250g of butter, diced
To cook the salsify, sweat the shallots in oil with the thyme, garlic and peppercorns until soft but without colour
2 shallots, sliced
1 sprig of fresh thyme
1 garlic clove
4 white peppercorns
Add the white wine, bring to the boil and reduce by half, then add the white wine vinegar and chicken stock and bring to the boil
100ml of white wine
500ml of white wine vinegar
500ml of chicken stock
Check the seasoning, then add the salsify batons and poach until tender for 5 - 10 minutes
500g of batons of salsify, cut into 4 inch baton
To cook the scallops, add a knob of butter and a dash of oil to a frying pan and heat until very hot
butter
oil
Season the scallops and place them in the pan. Cook on a high heat for 2 minutes - do not move the scallops around the pan until they have caramelised on each side
16 scallops
Squeeze a little lemon juice over the scallops, remove from the pan and finish under a hot salamander or grill
lemon juice
Meanwhile, gently heat the beurre blanc with the brown shrimp and the blood orange segments. When hot, stir in the herbs
4 tbsp of brown shrimp
40 blood orange segments
chervil, chopped
thyme leaves, chopped
dill, chopped
To serve, warm the salsify in its cooking liquor and arrange into hot bowls. Spoon over the sauce, then place the scallops around. Finish with the blanched monk's beard over the top
monk's beard, blanched