MAPLE BACON, SCALLOP, AND APPLE STACKS

Maple Bacon, Scallop, and Apple Stacks image

Provided by Food Network

Time 20m

Yield 8 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 strips bacon
2 teaspoons unsalted butter
8 dry-packed sea scallops, tough muscles removed
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 cup Crown Royal® Maple Finished Whiskey
1 1/2 teaspoons packed dark brown sugar
1 small tart apple, such as Granny Smith, halved, cored, and cut into 12 thin slices
1/4 small red onion, very thinly sliced

Steps:

1. In a large skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat, turning occasionally, until browned and crisp, about 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
2. While the bacon cooks, pat the scallops dry and sprinkle with the salt and cayenne. To the bacon fat in the pan, add the butter and turn the heat to high. When the butter foam subsides, add the scallops in a single layer. Cook, turning once, until nicely browned and just opaque throughout, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
3. Drain any remaining fat from the skillet. Add the Crown Royal® Maple Finished Whiskey and boil, stirring and scraping the browned bits from the pan, until reduced to 3 tablespoons, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar until the mixture becomes syrupy and thick, about 1 minute, then turn the heat to low. Break each strip of bacon in half and add to the syrup. Cook, turning, until well coated and caramelized.
4. On each apple slice, stack a scallop and a piece of bacon. Garnish with red onion slices and serve.