Ingredients
- 1 lb scallops
- flour
- salt and pepper
- 1 large jar red peppers
- 2 leeks
- 1 can chicken stock
- lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic cloves
- olive oil
- 2 c bread crumbs
- parsley
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme, or 1/2 tsp dried
- tagliatelle for 4
Instructions
- Season scallops with salt and pepper and flour lightly.
- Cut peppers and leeks into julienne. Blanche the leeks in boiling water until soft.
- Finely chop the thyme and parsley.
- Toast fresh bread crumbs in oven until dry and lightly brown, and then toss with olive oil.
- Saute scallops in hot olive oil with garlic until cooked.
- Add thyme and parsley, season with lemon juice and remove from pan.
- Deglaze the pan with the chicken stock and reduce by half. Then add peppers and leeks.
- Lower heat and add the scallops. Simmer.
- Meanwhile cook the pasta until desired tenderness. Drain and add to scallops. Taste for salt and pepper.
- Serve garnished with toasted bread crumbs.