Last week Gret and I made the Scallops in Champagne Sauce. We served a simple salad on the side. Make sure your skillet is hot enough to brown each side of the scallop so you get the proper texture when making this. This one gets a 4 out of five. The sauce was great.
_1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 pounds sea scallops
1 cup sliced shiitake mushroom caps (about 4 ounces)
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped shallots
1/2 cup Champagne or sparkling wine
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
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Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Pat scallops dry with a paper towel. Add scallops to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from pan; keep warm.
Add mushrooms and shallots to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until liquid evaporates and mushrooms darken. Stir in Champagne, mustard, salt, and tarragon, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream. Serve with scallops.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 4 ounces scallops and 3 tablespoons sauce)
NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 238(33% from fat); FAT 8.6g (sat 2g,mono 3.9g,poly 1.1g); PROTEIN 30.3g; CHOLESTEROL 64mg; CALCIUM 76mg; SODIUM 534mg; FIBER 0.4g; IRON 1.3mg; CARBOHYDRATE 8.1g