Vieiras A La Gallega - Scallops In Mustard-Olive Sauce | scallop recipes

Vieiras A La Gallega - Scallops In Mustard-Olive Sauce | scallop recipes

1 teaspoon olive oil
4 large sea scallops
1 teaspoon minced garlic
5 green olives stuffed, chopped
1 teaspoon small capers, drained
1 teaspoon dijon-style mustard
1 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoon seasoned fresh bread crumbs
Cook's notes: Green olives stuffed with anchovies are available at stores
that specialize in imported foods, Cost Plus.
Preliminaries: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Procedure: Heat olive oil in
medium skillet. Add garlic and scallops and cook on medium heat for 5
minutes. Add chopped olives (and anchovies if using them separately),
capers, mustard, cream and butter. Cook over medium heat for 8 to10
minutesor until reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Spoon scallops into
scallop shells or onto small ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with bread
crumbs andbake in a preheated 350-degree oven until top is nicely browned,
about 2 to3 minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning.