Sea Scallops With Ham-Braised Cabbage And Kale

Serves: 6

Clarabelle Lynch

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

47

Sweetness

52

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Black Pepper

Directions:

1

Stir in 1 teaspoon lemon juice, then add sauce to cabbage mixture

2

Cook onion in 3 tablespoons oil with bay leaf in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes

3

Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 minute

4

Add cabbage and increase heat to moderately high, then sauté, stirring occasionally, until cabbage starts to wilt, about 5 minutes

5

Add stock (with meat from ham hocks) and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes

6

Stir in kale, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until kale is tender, about 15 minutes

7

Preheat oven to 200°F

8

Pat scallops dry and sprinkle both sides with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper (total)

9

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté scallops (without crowding), in 2 batches if necessary, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through, about 5 minutes total per batch

10

Transfer scallops to a shallow baking dish and keep warm in oven

11

Add wine to skillet and deglaze by boiling, stirring and scraping up any brown bits from bottom of skillet, until liquid is reduced to about 2/3 cup

12

Season with salt, pepper, and additional lemon juice if desired

13

Pour any scallop juices accumulated in baking dish into cabbage mixture, then serve mixture spooned over grits and topped with scallops

14

Cook onion in 3 tablespoons oil with bay leaf in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes

15

Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 minute

16

Add cabbage and increase heat to moderately high, then sauté, stirring occasionally, until cabbage starts to wilt, about 5 minutes

17

Add stock (with meat from ham hocks) and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes

18

Stir in kale, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until kale is tender, about 15 minutes

19

Preheat oven to 200°F

20

Pat scallops dry and sprinkle both sides with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper (total)

21

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté scallops (without crowding), in 2 batches if necessary, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through, about 5 minutes total per batch

22

Transfer scallops to a shallow baking dish and keep warm in oven

23

Add wine to skillet and deglaze by boiling, stirring and scraping up any brown bits from bottom of skillet, until liquid is reduced to about 2/3 cup

24

Stir in 1 teaspoon lemon juice, then add sauce to cabbage mixture

25

Season with salt, pepper, and additional lemon juice if desired

26

Pour any scallop juices accumulated in baking dish into cabbage mixture, then serve mixture spooned over grits and topped with scallops