Pan-Seared Day Boat Scallops

with Roasted Banana Curry Sauce

Pairs with SEAGLASS Pinot Grigio

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SEAGLASS Pinot Grigio crisp acidity and traces of minerality make it a beautiful food wine. Pair this wine with Pan-Seared Day Boat Scallops with Roasted Banana Curry Sauce.

Ingredients

131⁄2 (2) oz
Thai coconut milk
2 tsp
yellow curry paste (or more, to taste)
2
yellow bell peppers, roasted and peeled, roughly chopped
1
yellow bell pepper, raw, roughly chopped
1 stalk
lemon grass, smashed flat to release juice
3
kaffir lime leaves, crushed
3 sprigs
mint + 1 tbsp chopped
3 sprigs
cilantro + 1 tbsp chopped
4 cloves
garlic
2 tbsp
minced fresh ginger
1 tbsp
fish sauce
1
banana
12
fresh day boat scallops (U-8 to U-12)
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
vegetable oil, as needed
Roasted Banana Curry

Directions

For the Roasted Banana Curry Sauce

Preheat oven to 400° F. Combine coconut milk, yellow curry, roasted and raw yellow bell peppers, lemon grass, kaffir, mint, cilantro, garlic, ginger, and fish sauce in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 1 hour. Meanwhile place the banana on a sheet pan and roast in the oven until soft. About 15 minutes. The skin should split become very dark. Add peeled banana to the sauce. Let cool slightly and transfer to a blender and blend until smooth. Pass curry through a fine mesh strainer.

 

For the Scallops

Preheat oven to 400° F. Pull the foot off of the scallops, discard, and pat scallops dry. Season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a non-stick pan until just smoking. Sear the scallops until golden. Transfer to a sheet pan and finish cooking in the oven until done, about 2-3 minutes. Ladle 2 oz. of roasted banana curry sauce on a plate, then place 3 scallops on each plate. Garnish with chopped cilantro and mint.