Pan Seared Pistachio Encrusted Scallops over Papaya and Tangerine Risotto with a Triple Pepper Sprout Hash
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 (10/20 or colossal) scallops
- 1 cup fine and roughly chopped pistachios
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Papaya and Tangerine Risotto, recipe follows
- Triple Pepper Sprout Hash, recipe follows
- In a flat-bottomed saute pan, add the oil and heat.
- Roll outer edges of the scallops in the crushed pistachios.
- Sear in a hot pan for 1 minute (will give you a medium rare temperature).
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Spoon the risotto onto 2 plates.
- Top with the scallops and then the hash.
- Serve immediately.
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup diced onion
- 1 cup arborio rice
- Pinch diced garlic
- 1 papaya, peeled and diced
- 2 tangerines, peeled and diced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Begin by heating the vegetable stock and the cream in a medium size pan, and bring to a boil.
- In a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan, melt the butter then add the onion.
- Begin to sweat the onions and add the rice to the pot, stirring constantly to avoid sticking.
- Add the garlic and sweat.
- In 4-ounce increments, add the liquid to the rice, stirring constantly to avoid sticking until the liquid is absorbed.
- Repeat this process until the rice is "al-dente".
- Add the diced papaya and tangerine.
- Season it with the salt and pepper, to taste.
- The risotto should be firm and creamy.
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 each red, yellow, and green pepper, cored, seeded, and julienned
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup alfalfa sprouts
- In a large skillet, add the oil and saute the peppers.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Remove from pan, and toss with sprouts.
- Serve.
olive oil, pistachios, salt, follows, pepper
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pan-seared-pistachio-encrusted-scallops-papaya-tangerine-risotto-triple-pepper-sprout-hash-recipe.html (may not work)