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Pan-Seared Scallops with Cayenne Chocolate Sauce

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dinner, Sauce, Fried

Tags: halal, main course, medium difficulty, pan fried, pescatarian, recipes for sauces and condiments, recipes using butter, recipes using cayenne, recipes using dark chocolate, recipes using scallop, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3APan-Seared_Scallops_with_Cayenne_Chocolate_Sauce)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3APan-Seared%20Scallops%20with%20Cayenne%20Chocolate%20Sauce&oldid=4630374

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 1 pound sea scallops
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
  • 1 tbsp ground cayenne pepper (adjust to your liking)
  • Parsley, for garnish

Directions

  1. Sprinkle scallops with salt and black pepper.
  2. Melt butter in a large stainless steel skillet over medium heat. Place scallops in and cook 30 seconds per side. Remove and put on a platter.
  3. Whisk together chocolate and cayenne pepper. Drizzle on individual plates, place scallops on top, garnish with fresh parsley, and serve.