Roast Diver Scallops With Baked Fingerling Potatoes And White Truffles

Serves: 3

Graciela O'Reilly

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

43

Sweetness

53

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

Directions:

1

Scrub potatoes well and drain

2

Lay Kosher salt in an even layer of a baking pan to accommodate all the potatoes in one batch without crowding

3

Bake in a preheated 375 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes until just tender

4

Remove and let cool

5

This step should be done 1 hour or as many as 4 hours before serving

6

While potatoes are baking, check through scallops and remove any remaining tough membranes

7

When potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut, with a sharp paring knife, the top 1/4 off and hollow out the potato to form a "boat"

8

Reserve potato interiors and tops

9

Combine scooped out portion with the chopped portion of chervil

10

1/2 of truffle oil and butter, season with salt and pepper to taste and refill potato "boats" and reheat in preheated 325 degree oven for 6 minutes

11

Next, heat 2, 10-inch, skillets until quite hot, as potatoes are reheating

12

Season scallops and pat dry with paper towels

13

Distribute canola oil evenly in both pans and put 1/2 scallops in 1 pan

14

1/2 in the other taking care to put the "cut" side down and not to overcrowd them

15

Sear well until browned (approximately 2 to 3 minutes each side

16

) Remove scallops from pan and drain on paper towels briefly before arranging attractively on 4 warm plates with the now hot twice baking potatoes

17

Drizzle remaining truffle oil over scallops and potatoes and shave truffle over all garnishing with chervil sprigs