Coquille St. Jacques - France

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 large scallops
• 15 medium shrimp
• 3 ounces mushrooms
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 1/2 ounces flour
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup dry white
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 drop olive oil
• 1 drop lemon
• 1 big shallot
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 6 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 add in pot: water, , shallot, bay leaf, a drop of oil, lemon and salt.
• 2 add scallops sliced --they should be covered by the liquid. simmer covered with a lid and let cook 5 minutes.
• 3 remove scallops from cooking liquid and strain, keep the juice.
• 4 in frying pan, cook sliced mushrooms in the 2 tablespoons of olive oil for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
• 5 prepare 4 dishes.
• 6 divide scallops in each.
• 7 divide shrimp in each.
• 8 divide mushroom and put on top.
• 9 in medium saucepan, prepare white sauce: melt butter over medium flame and pour flour in; stir. reduce heat and add a bit at a time the cooking juice; stir and mix. do this until the sauce is thickened.
• 10 season with salt and pepper; add the cream.
• 11 pour over the seafood equally.
• 12 sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and dot with butter.
• 13 put under grill for about 10 minutes.