Scallops and Roasted Pepper Pasta

scallops roasted peppers

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.