Curried Scallop Cakes Recipes

CURRIED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• placer butter in a medium saucepan on medium to high heat until butter melts. Remove from heat.
• Add onions and curry powder to butter place back on heat and mix until onion starts to sweat.
• add flour until mixture thickens and becomes almost dry.
• slowly add milk and stir consistently making sure no lumps form. Add as much or as little milk as required do not boil.
• Turn heat down to low add chutney, peas and fish sauce then stir through.
• add scallops and cook for three minutes until scallops are cooked then add lemon juice and service on steamed rice, pasta or potato mash.

SCALLOP CAKES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a non stick skillet on medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook until tender, but not brown. Let cool.
• In a food processor, coarsely chop scallops -- do not over process.
• Place chopped scallops in a large bowl and add onion, chives, parsley, flour, ginger, lime juice, egg, salt, lime peel and pepper.
• Form into 8 1/2 inch thick patties, about 3 inches in diameter.
• Place patties on plate or baking sheet and chill for 1-6 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• heat oil in large non stick skillet over medium heat and cook scallop cakes until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.
• Transfer cakes to the baking sheet and bake until completely cooked -- about 7 minutes.
• Serve with Cilantro-Lime Mayonnaise, which I've also posted, or whatever condiment you might enjoy.

CREOLE SCALLOP CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Place scallops in a food processor; cover and pulse until just pureed. Fold into egg mixture., In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, parsley and pepper. Drop 2 tablespoons scallop mixture into crumb mixture. Gently coat and shape into a 1/2-in.-thick patty. Repeat with remaining mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, apple juice and seasonings. Cover and refrigerate until serving., Heat a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook patties in oil in batches until golden brown, 2-3 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Serve with aioli. If desired, top with additional fennel fronds.

TASSIE CURRY SCALLOP PIE

Steps:

• Quarter potatoes and boil until soft, around 20 minutes.
• Slightly cool potatoes under cold running water, peel skin and mash with half a cup of the milk and then set aside, it will be runny.
• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat and saute onion a few minutes until soft.
• Add curry powder and stir fry for one minute.
• Blend half a cup of milk with the flour.
• Add milk / flour fix and scallops to saucepan and bring to boil, stirring constantly.
• Cook further two minutes continuing to stir, remove scallops and reserve.
• Add mashed potato to saucepan, mix well and return to low to medium heat, stirring constantly for a few minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Cut scallops in half and return to saucepan along with last 1/2 cup milk and allow to simmer a further 20-30 minutes until thickened.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool while preparing the pastry, stirring once or twice.
• Allow pastry sheets to thaw for 10 minutes or so at room temperature.
• Place a 200mm (8") cake dish (must be around 50mm or 2" deep) over the top of one sheet of pastry and scribe around it with a knife to form the lid for the pie.
• Lightly grease the dish and fold the other sheet of puff pastry into the bottom to form the base. You may need some reserved pastry from the lid to tidy things up depending on the size of the sheets.
• Pour the cooled mixture into the dish and place the pastry lid over the top, folding the edges up and trimming as required to make it neat.
• Brush the top of the pastry with either water or milk and prick with a knife a few times in the middle to form some vent holes.
• Bake in preheated oven at 230°C (450°F) for 20 minutes.

CURRIED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Melt butter, add onion and cook gently until softened.
• Add flour and curry powder, mix well.
• Gradually add milk and mayonnaise, stirring continuously.
• Cook until sauce starts to thicken, then add scallops.
• Leave on heat until scallops are just cooked - Don't over cook them!
• Remove from heat, add egg and lemon juice.
• Stir well, and serve hot over rice, or leave to cool and make into pies.