Capesante

Sea Scallops, Cranberry Beans, Sungold Tomatoes, and Chives

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Barbuto Cookbook: California-Italian Cooking from the Beloved West Village Restaurant

By Jonathan Waxman

Published 2020

  • About

The diver scallops we purchase for Barbuto are starting to be seen in various markets around the U.S. They must travel well, or perhaps they are flash frozen and then thawed. They actually take to freezing better than most other seafood. I would rather buy them frozen and let them defrost in my refrigerator.

The best tip for these beauties is to cook them on one flat side for about 75 percent of the required cooking time. The side cooking will transfer some of the heat through the s