Scallops, pea purée, shoots and cumin foam
Seared scallops and pea purée are a classic culinary pairing, but Chris Horridge elevates this scallop recipe to new heights with a deliciously unexpected cumin foam, which will make this special dish truly memorable.
Ingredients
Seared scallops
- 6 scallops
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
- 10g of butter
- 1/2 lemon
- salt
- black pepper
Pea purée
- 20g of shallots , very finely diced
- 1 tbsp of oil
- 400g of frozen garden peas
- 4g of salt
- 200ml of milk
Cumin foam
- 55g of crème fraîche
- 110ml of fish stock
- 2.5g of cumin seeds
- 2g of salt
- 2.5g of lecithin
Equipment
- Hand blender
- Sugar thermometer
- Blender
Method
1
To make the pea purée, sweat the shallots in the oil until soft but not coloured. Add the garden peas salt and milk and simmer for 8 minutes
- 20g of shallots
- 1 tbsp of oil
- 400g of frozen garden peas
- 4g of salt
- 200ml of milk
2
Drain off the milk into a jug and pour the peas into a blender. Blitz for 2 minutes until ultra smooth adding enough of the milk to make a thickish purée. After blending, cool as quickly as possible as the colour will begin to fade fairly quickly
3
Heat a non stick pan over a medium flame. When the pan is hot, pour in a spoon of olive oil, add the scallops and cook until golden on one side. After approximately 2 minutes turn over, add a knob of butter, season with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice. Transfer to a plate along with the cooking juices
- 6 scallops
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
- 10g of butter
- 1/2 lemon , juiced
- salt
- black pepper
4
To make the cumin foam, combine the ingredients and blitz in a blender for 1 minute. Gently heat to approximately 40°C and no higher than 50°C
- 55g of crème fraîche
- 110ml of fish stock
- 2.5g of cumin seeds
- 2g of salt
- 2.5g of lecithin
5
Using a hand blender fitted with an aerator, foam up the mix then let it rest for a minute
6
Spoon some pea purée into the centre of the bowl. Add a cooked scallop and some pea shoots around the edge. Spoon the foam around to finish and serve immediately
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