How do you ???

[fenderbelly]

Hi Guys and gals, can anyone give me advice on cooking scallops,
i'm ok on stirfrys and roasts but have never cooked scallops so your advice could get me a couple of brownie points in the kitchen.

Cheers Fred

[wheelinround]

you talking potato scollops or sea scollops FB.

for Tassie scollops I just use a little oil and saute them in butter or oil

or http://www.google.com.au/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=cooking+scollops&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

[fenderbelly]

you talking potato scollops or sea scollops FB.

for Tassie scollops I just use a little oil and saute them in butter or oil

or http://www.google.com.au/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=cooking+scollops&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Sea scallops, Thanks for the link. Never thought to google Duh.

[Ashwood]

Cook them like you cook prawns ie. keep to the following principles:

If you want them firm/crunchy and not soggy, make sure your fire/oil is really hot, check that the scallops are relatively dry (pat with papertowel if they are soaking wet), throw them into the pan, don't fiddle with them too much in the pan (ok to turn them off and on but if you keep fiddling with them, they don't get a chance to caramelize and may become soggy) and lastly don't overcook them.

[fenderbelly]

Cook them like you cook prawns ie. keep to the following principles:

If you want them firm/crunchy and not soggy, make sure your fire/oil is really hot, check that the scallops are relatively dry (pat with papertowel if they are soaking wet), throw them into the pan, don't fiddle with them too much in the pan (ok to turn them off and on but if you keep fiddling with them, they don't get a chance to caramelize and may become soggy) and lastly don't overcook them.

First lot eaten now, bit on the firm side so next time i will give your advice a try.
Cheers Fred

[Buzza]

My Dad was a cook on the Australian coast for most of his life. From time to time, he would prepare for us at home, Curried Scallops. SWMBO doesn't care for them any more, so of course we don't ever have them. This being the case, I don't have his recipe.

However, follow this link to find a whole lot of scallop recipes Fred.

http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/FOOD_IS_ART/scall2.html

[fenderbelly]

My Dad was a cook on the Australian coast for most of his life. From time to time, he would prepare for us at home, Curried Scallops. SWMBO doesn't care for them any more, so of course we don't ever have them. This being the case, I don't have his recipe.

However, follow this link to find a whole lot of scallop recipes Fred.

http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/FOOD_IS_ART/scall2.html


Thanks for the link Buzza,we had the creamed scallop casserole tonight and we will have it again sometime.

Cheers Fred