Scallops on Asparagus Spears With Wine Reduction
photo by Vino Girl
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 24 asparagus spears, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 3 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 lb sea scallops, rinsed and patted dry
- 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
- 3⁄4 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1 lemon, quartered (optional)
directions
- Cook asparagus in boiling water in a large skillet 3 minutes or until crisp tender.
- Drain on paper towels and set aside.
- Keep warm.
- Combine flour, Old Bay, and paprika in a shallow pan.
- Stir to blend thoroughly. Add scallops and coat with flour mixture.
- Dry skillet with a paper towel, and place over medium-high heat until hot. Add 2 tablespoons of butter. When butter is melted, add scallops and cook 4 minutes, turn and cook 4 minutes longer or until opaque in center.
- Top asparagus with scallops and cover to keep warm. Add wine and dill weed to pan residue.
- Bring to a boil and cook 1-2 minutes or until liquid measures about 1/3 cup.
- Remove from heat; stir in remaining 1 tablespoon butter and stir until completely melted. Pour sauce evenly over scallops.
- Garnish with lemon wedges, if desired.
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Reviews
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I made this recipe as is the first time and it was fantastic. The second time I made it, I added some Panko that I had ground to a powder, some grated parmesan and some turmeric to the flower/Old Bay mixture. I also used bay scallops and some tiger shrimp. PERFECT! This is so yummy. I absolutely love the sauce. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.
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Wow! We really enjoyed this one. I followed recipe exactly but doubled the sauce because I also used 2 lbs of bay scallops instead of the sea scallops. The wine reduction sauce with the dried dill (I used 1 tsp dill instead of doubling) really made this dish and highlighted the flavor of the asparagus. Definitely a keeper.
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Wow! We really enjoyed this one. I followed recipe exactly but doubled the sauce because I also used 2 lbs of bay scallops instead of the sea scallops. The wine reduction sauce with the dried dill (I used 1 tsp dill instead of doubling) really made this dish and highlighted the flavor of the asparagus. Definitely a keeper.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Vino Girl
United States
My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank).
I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
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