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Scrumptious Elegant Scallops

An impress-the-boss main dish.

Scrumptious Elegant Scallops
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 small ONION, chopped very fine
  • 2½ pounds SCALLOPS
  • 1¼ cups WHITE WINE
  • 2 cups SOFT WHITE BREADCRUMBS
  • 5 tablespoons VERMOUTH
  • ⅓ cup + 2 tablespoons of BUTTER
  • ½ teaspoon DRY MUSTARD SALT & PEPPER to taste
  • 3 cups BECHAMEL SAUCE
  • ½ cup shredded PARMESAN CHEESE BECHAMEL SAUCE
  • 3 cups MILK
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) BUTTER
  • ¼ cup FLOUR SALT & PEPPER TO TASTE
Instructions
  1. ) Warm the milk in the microwave or over low heat on the stove
  2. ) Melt the butter on medium heat in a pan
  3. ) Whisk the flour into the butter and whisk for about a minute
  4. ) Gradually whisk in the milk and cook until thicken 4 to 5 minutes
  5. ) Remove from heat and add salt and pepper Putting it all together------
  6. ) Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  7. ) Make the Béchamel sauce
  8. ) Melt the 2 tablespoons of butter over a low heat, add onion & cook until soft
  9. ) Add scallops and wine, bring to boil and simmer 1 minute
  10. ) Remove the scallops and boil the broth to reduce volume by 75%
  11. ) Divide the béchamel sauce in half & fold the scallops into one half
  12. ) Add the dry mustard, vermouth, salt & pepper
  13. ) Spoon the mixture into a 9 x 11 inch baking dish & add remaining sauce
  14. ) Melt remaining ⅓ cup butter and mix with breadcrumbs
  15. ) Sprinkle breadcrumbs and cheese over scallops & bake 12 to 15 minutes Serves 4 to6