SEARED SCALLOPS WITH QUAILS EGGS & ASPARAGUS

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Seared Scallops with fried quails eggs and asparagus shoots. From a recipe available on the BBC food website. With the quails eggs, be prepared to suffer some causalities well breaking the shells.

Provided by samule83

Categories     Vegetable

Time 30m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

5 asparagus spears, trimmed
2 tablespoons butter
salt
fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 quail eggs
3 scallops, cleaned

Steps:

  • Firstly bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Adding the asparagus and cook for 3-4 minutes. Then drain well and refresh in cold water. Add one tablespoon of the butter and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Heating the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and add the quails' eggs and fry for 1-2 minutes.
  • Heating the remaining butter in a separate frying pan on a medium heat. Season the scallops, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. When the butter is foaming, add the scallops and fry for 1-2 minutes on each side, or until golden-brown on both sides and just cooked through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 414.1, Fat 40, SaturatedFat 17.4, Cholesterol 299.7, Sodium 427.8, Carbohydrate 4.6, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 1.1, Protein 11

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