Scallop Phyllo Pizza With Pinot Noir Sauce
- 15 phyllo sheets, room temperature
- 16 ounces butter, melted
- Salt and white pepper
- 24 (U-10) scallops
- Olive oil, to saute
- 12 to 14 Peruvian purple potatoes, cut in 2-inch slices
- 10 ounces leeks
- 8 ounces tomato, seeded and small diced
- 8 chervil sprigs
- Pinot Noir Sauce, recipe follows
- 8 ounces butter, (2 sticks)
- 3 ounces shallots, minced
- 2 cups Pinot Noir
- 1 bay leaf
- Whole peppercorns
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Sea salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Lay out a sheet of phyllo on a flat work surface and brush it with melted butter and sprinkle with salt and white pepper.
- Repeat until you have 15 layers of phyllo.
- Cut into 2 (6-inch) circles.
- Lay phyllo out on parchment paper or lightly oiled cookie pan.
- Bake until golden, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Clean scallops by pulling off attaching side muscle.
- Pat dry with a clean towel.
- Heat a large heavy-duty saute pan over high heat.
- Add olive oil and heat almost to the smoke point.
- Season scallops with salt and pepper.
- Sear on both sides until golden brown, about 30 seconds on each side.
- Remove from the pan, set aside and keep warm.
- Bring the potatoes to a boil in salted water.
- Boil until fork tender, about 20 minutes.
- Drain, cool, peel, and slice across so that they are approximately the same thickness as the scallops.
- Set aside.
- Cut leek in half lengthwise, clean, remove core, and cut into 1/4-inch dice.
- In a small saute pan, saute the leek and tomato in a little olive oil, just until the leeks begin to soften.
- Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Alternate, the scallops and potatoes around the perimeter of phyllo disks.
- Place in the oven and cook just until the scallops are cooked, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and top with the sauteed leek and tomatoes.
- Drizzle with the Pinot Noir sauce on the outside.
- Garnish with chervil.
- Serve immediately.
- In a heavy bottom saucepot melt the butter and add shallots.
- Saute until the shallots are tender.
- Add the Pinot Noir, bay leaf, and whole peppercorns and reduce by 3/4.
- Add the heavy cream and reduce by half.
- Strain and finish with salt and the lemon juice.
- This sauce will not reconstitute after refrigeration.
- Yield: 8 servings
phyllo sheets, butter, salt, olive oil, purple potatoes, leeks, tomato, chervil, butter, shallots, bay leaf, peppercorns, heavy cream, salt, freshly squeezed lemon juice
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/scallop-phyllo-pizza-with-pinot-noir-sauce-recipe.html (may not work)