Roast Scallops Recipe - Great British Chefs

The velouté for this roast scallops recipe can be made in advance and stored in the fridge if you don't have time to complete the dish in one sitting. An elegant starter that makes great use of scallops' versatility.

Ingredients

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Jersey scallops

1 tbsp of olive oil
8 scallops, cleaned
50g of butter
1/4 lemon, juiced

Chestnut velouté

50g of unsalted butter
1/2 onion, sliced
1 garlic clove
2 sprigs of thyme
200g of vacuum packed cooked chestnuts, chopped
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
300ml of water
250ml of milk

Pancetta

4 pancetta slices

To plate

1 Cox apple, cut into batons
8 watercress buds, to garnish
2 tbsp of maple syrup

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Hand blender
Fine chinoise

To make the velouté, put the butter in a saucepan to melt, and add the sliced onion, garlic and thyme. Cook until the onions are soft and translucent

50g of unsalted butter
1/2 onion
1 garlic clove
2 sprigs of thyme

Add the chopped chestnuts to the pan and cook for 2 minutes on a medium heat. Add the balsamic vinegar, water and milk, and bring to the boil

200g of vacuum packed cooked chestnuts
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
300ml of water
250ml of milk

Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the velouté from the heat and blend until smooth. Season to taste, pass through a sieve and set aside until needed

To prepare the pancetta, heat the oven to 100°C/lowest gas mark your oven will go to

Place a piece of greaseproof paper on a flat baking tray. Lay on the pancetta strips, then cover with another piece of grease proof paper and another flat tray

4 pancetta slices

Cook for 5 minutes or until crisp and brown. Allow to cool

For the scallops, heat a non-stick frying pan. Season the scallops with salt and cook in the olive oil for approximately 30 seconds until golden brown