How To make Shrimp and Scallop Pasta with Cognac

seafood gratin recipe - Coquilles St-Jacques

seafood gratin recipe - Coquilles St-Jaques/ this classic French cuisine dish is a brilliant seafood and cheese gratin starter. Juicy scallops, mussels, prawns and shrimps are finished with a rich seafood bisque sauce made from the shells and seafood juices. Topped with Swiss cheese and gratin to perfection. Your dinner parties will never be the same again.
Enjoy,
Igor


Seafood gratin – Coquilles St-Jacques
Ingredients
6 scallops in the shell
1kg fresh mussels
12 whole tiger prawns
handfull brown shrimp or clam meat

1 shallot
½ bulb garlic
50ml brandy
125ml water
1/2 tbsp flour
25gr of butter
50ml of cream
1/2 tsp harrissa paste or a pinch of cayenne pepper
1 tsp tomato puree

200gr of grated Swiss Gruyere

Method
- Steam the mussels in a dry pot for 4minutes until they are all open.
- Remove the mussel flesh and keep the cooking liquid
- Discard the shells
- Peel the tiger prawns
- Keep the heads and the shells
- Add some olive oil to a saucepan and fry the heads and the shells until they are fragrant and turn red.
- Add the brandy and burn off the alcohol.
- Add the chopped up shallot and garlic.
- Add the liquid from the mussels and add water until the shells are covered.
- Simmer the shells for 1 hour.
- Strain the liquid and reduce it by half.
- Clean the scallops and clean the top shell under fresh water. Don’t use soap
- Cut the scallops in 4
- Melt 25gr butter in a saucepan and add ½ tbsp flour
- Cook out the flour
- Add the seafood stock liquid and bring to a light boil and the sauce is thickened.
- Add the cream and the tomato concentrate
- Add 100gr of the grated Gruyere and stir until its melted
- Season with salt and cayenne pepper or harissa
- Fill the scallop shells with the raw scallop meat, chopped up tiger prawns and shrimps.
- Divide the sauce over the shells and sprinkle over the rest off the Gruyere cheese.
- Put the shells in a hot oven under the grill until hot, bubbly and coloured.

Saute'ed Sea Scallops With Cream and Brandy

sea scallops should not look wet as these do. They should have a dry appearance.

1 lb. sea scallops,
1 T. minced garlic,
1/4 c. of shallots or onions,
1/2 c. ea.
1/2 n 1/2 and heavy cream,
1/3 c. flour,
2 T. butter,
1/4 c. dry white wine ( no cooking wines ),
1 T. cognac/ brandy,
1 tsp. salt,
1/4 tsp. pepper
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The BEST Shrimp and Scallops in a Brandy Cream Sauce

It's a rainy night in GA so I whipped up some shrimp and scallops in a brandy cream sauce served over toasted bread - on point for the nation!

Gordon Ramsay Cooks Shrimp Scampi In Just 10 Minutes | Ramsay in 10

Gordon is out to prove that all you need to make a stunning dish is 10 Minutes and incredible ingredients. So on Ramsay in 10 he's challenging some of his favourite chefs to prove that he's right. This week Gordon's first guest is none other than...him! Watch as he cooks up a delicious Shrimp Scampi with capellini Pasta that you can easily make on any busy evening. Check out the recipe here or below:

Yields 1 serving

Ingredients

8-12 each 16/20 peeled, deveined shrimp
4 oz dry capellini / angelhair pasta
2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive oil
3 each garlic bulbs
1 each large shallot, small diced
2 tsp chili flakes
2 each lemons
¼ cup white wine
2 Tbsp capers
½ Cup cherry tomatoes, halved
½ Cup seafood stock
2 oz butter, cubed
1 parmesan cheese wedge
1 sprig basil, picked
TT Salt and Fresh Cracked Black Pepper

Method

Add water to a 4 quart sauce pot. Salt liberally, cover with a lid  bring to a boil.

Heat a medium nonstick sauté pan on medium heat with one tablespoon of olive oil. When hot add the shallots, finely grate the garlic bulbs into the pan and sauté for 2 minutes to soften them. Deglaze the pan with the white wine and cook until it is almost evaporated from the pan. Add the seafood stock, chilli flakes, capers, cherry tomatoes and lemons (zested and juiced). When the sauce comes to a simmer, season the raw shrimp with salt and pepper and poach in the liquid for about 1 minute per side. Add the cubed butter to melt. Taste and season the sauce accordingly.

Meanwhile, when the pot of water begins to boil, add the pasta and use tongs or a fork to gradually push it into the seasoned water as it starts to soften. Boil the pasta, stirring occasionally so it doesn’t stick together, for about 3-5 minutes, or until al dente. Strain the pasta and quickly add it to the pan with the scampi sauce and cooked shrimp. Toss the pasta in the sauce to coat evenly. Finally, tear the fresh basil leaves and toss into the pasta before plating.

Plate the cooked pasta into a medium size bowl with some height. Garnish with a grating of parmesan cheese.