A little Australia Day treat.
Ingredients:
- A few thawed frozen scallops
- 1 Tbsp butter
- freshly ground salt and black pepper
sauce:
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 shallot, finely diced
- A good slice or two each of red and green capsicum chopped small
- 1/4 cup apple cider
- A squirt of lemon juice
- a dash of fish sauce
- 2 Tbsp thickened cream
- Heat the butter until hot and sear the scallops a couple of minutes each side
- Remove them from the pan to a warm plate, add salt and pepper then put aside covered.
- Add the second lot of butter to the juices in the pan and cook the shallot until it is translucent
- Add the capsicum, fish sauce and cider and simmer until the sauce reduces
- Turn down the heat, add the lemon juice
- Turn off the heat and whisk in the cream
- Return the seafood to the sauce to warm through before serving.
Served here with rice cooked with chicken stock, coconut cream and peas.
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