Seared Scallops with Carrot and Ginger Sauce (Hestan Cue™)

Name: Seared Scallops with Carrot and Ginger Sauce (Hestan Cue™)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 1 in. ginger; 1 stalk fresh lemongrass; 1 serrano chili; 1 shallot; 1 garlic clove; 1 oz extra virgin olive oil; 1 lemon; 10 fresh cilantro leaves; 10 fresh mint leaves; 8 oz carrot juice; 4 oz coconut milk; 2 oz white wine; ½ tsp lime juice; ½ tsp kosher salt; 12 fresh sea scallops, large (U10); kosher salt; 1 tbsp oil; 2 garlic cloves; Fleur de Sel; 10 fresh cilantro leaves; 1 lime

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Prep. 15 min

Total 40 min

4 portions

Ingredients

Carrot and Ginger Sauce

ginger in pieces
1 in.
fresh lemongrass in pieces (1 in.)
1 stalk
serrano chili deseeded, in pieces
1
shallot quartered
1
garlic clove
1
extra virgin olive oil
1 oz
lemon thin peel only, no pith
1
fresh cilantro leaves
10
fresh mint leaves
10
carrot juice
8 oz
coconut milk
4 oz
white wine
2 oz
lime juice
½ tsp
kosher salt Diamond Crystal®
½ tsp

Seared Scallops

fresh sea scallops, large (U10) or (U8)
12
12 sea scallops, large or jumbo, previously frozen
kosher salt Diamond Crystal®, to taste
oil e.g. grapeseed, vegetable or canola, as needed
1 tbsp
1 tbsp unsalted butter, as needed
garlic cloves crushed, skin on
2
fresh thyme (optional) leaves only
2 sprigs
Fleur de Sel as needed
fresh cilantro leaves to garnish
10
lime cut into wedges
1