Cold Poached Scallops

Preparation info
  • 4 to 6

    portions
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

  • About

Serve the scallops as a first course or as a light main course.

Ingredients

  • pounds sea scallops, hinge muscles removed
  • fresh blueberries, for garnish (optional)
  • fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)

Method

  1. Rinse the scallops briefly and place them in a saucepan that holds them comfortably in one layer. Cover with lightly salted water and bring the water to a simmer. Cook gently for 1 minute. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the scallops cool to room temperature in their poaching liquid.
  2. Rinse and sort through the blueberries, if using, selecting fat perf