Taglierini with Caramelized Scallops and Rosemary Beurre Blanc
- 3/4 pound Fresh Taglierini or 3/4 pound good-quality dried taglierini or fettuccine
- 1 1/2 pounds sea scallops
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 3 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup chopped shallots
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Garnish: finely chopped fresh rosemary and parsley leaves
- In an 8-quart kettle bring 7 quarts of salted water to a boil for pasta.
- Remove tough muscle from side of each scallop if necessary.
- In a small heavy saucepan simmer wine, vinegar, shallot, garlic, and rosemary until reduced to about 2 tablespoons.
- Add cream and simmer until liquid is reduced by about half.
- Add butter all at once and cook over moderately low heat, swirling pan constantly, just until creamy and butter is incorporated.
- (Sauce must not get hot enough to liquify.
- It should be the consistency of hollandaise.)
- Remove pan from heat and stir in lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
- Pat scallops dry and season with salt and pepper.
- In a 12-inch heavy skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking.
- Arrange half of scallops, without crowding, in skillet and cook, undisturbed, 1 to 2 minutes, or until undersides are golden brown.
- Turn scallops over and cook, undisturbed, 1 to 2 minutes, or until undersides are golden brown.
- Transfer scallops to a bowl and keep warm.
- Cook remaining scallops in remaining oil in the same manner.
- Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente (about 30 seconds for fresh, longer for dried) and drain in a colander.
- Transfer pasta to a heated bowl and pour sauce through a fine sieve onto pasta.
- Add any liquid accumulated in bowl of scallops and toss.
- Divide pasta among 6 heated plates.
- Arrange scallops on top of pasta and garnish with herbs.
taglierini, white wine, whitewine vinegar, shallots, garlic, rosemary, heavy cream, butter, lemon juice, vegetable oil, rosemary
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/taglierini-with-caramelized-scallops-and-rosemary-beurre-blanc-10606 (may not work)