Soleil prepares pan seared scallops

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin restaurant Soleil cooks up delicious seafood near Lake Travis.

On Thursday, Chef David Sanchez Burton prepared a pan-seared sea scallops dish for two.    

Pan-seared sea scallops over sweet corn risotto and spicy chili coulis  

 

Servings: 2

Searing scallops

• 4 each. – Jumbo Sea Scallops
• 2 ounces- Olive Oil or Clarified Butter
• Pinch- Salt and Pepper or David’s Sensory Seasoning

Sweet corn risotto

• 1 ounce – Olive Oil
• 1 TBL. – Shallots (Fine Chopped)
• 1 tsp. – Garlic (Fine Chopped)
• 2 ounce – White Wine
• 2 ounce – Creamed Corn
• 3 ounces – Vegetable Broth or Stock
• 4 ounces- Corn Kernels
• 6 ounces- Risotto Plain (Par Cooked)
• Pinch – Salt and Pepper or David’s Sensory Seasoning
• 1 ounce- Parsley (Chopped Fine)

Spicy chili coulis

• 3 each- red fresno chilis
• 2 ounces- white vinegar
• 1 TBL- granulated sugar
• If you choose to buy a pre-made chili sauce/ Sriracha works well.

Preparation

Scallops

1.     In sauté pan heat oil up to its smoke point.

2.     Season scallops while waiting for oil to heat up.

3.     Place scallops in pan carefully, pretty side down.

4.     Allow to cook in one place, don’t move around.

5.     After about 3 minutes or dark brown camelization occurs, flip scallops

6.     3 minutes on other side.

7.     Remove scallops from pan and allow to rest at room temp. until risotto is complete.

 

Risotto

1.     In another sauté pan, heat oil.

2.     saute shallots and garlic.

3.     After 30 seconds, saute corn with shallots and garlic

4.     After 1 minute add wine.

5.     Then add cream corn and stock.

6.     Bring to a simmer and then add risotto

7.     Once rice has absorbed all the liquid, add a table spoon butter .

8.     Season to taste and take risotto off of heat.

9.     Add parsley and mix into risotto.

 

Plate-up:

1.     Lightly accent plate with Chili sauce.

2.     Place Risotto onto middle of plate, dividing into two portions.

3.     Place Scallops on top of Risotto

4.     Ready to serve.