Scallops in mushroom tomato sauce

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 pounds Bay scallops
Flour
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
½ cup Olive oil
1 Stick unsalted butter
1 small Onion; chopped
½ pounds Mushrooms; sliced
1 teaspoon Dried thyme
1 teaspoon Dried basil
1 cup Dry white wine
4 larges Tomatoes; peeled, seeded and chopped (up to)
2 Cloves garlic; minced
1 Bunch fresh minced parsley leaves (approximately 1 cup)
Fresh lemon juice to taste

Directions

Dust scallops with flour and salt and pepper. Saut‚ scallops in 6 Tablespoons of the olive oil and 2 Tablespoons of the butter for 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Add remaining oil and butter and cook onion for 1 minute. Add mushrooms, thyme, basil and cook 2 or 3 minutes. Add wine and reduce by half. Add tomatoes and juice from scallops and cook until mixture is thick. Stir in scallops and garlic and heat thoroughly. Add parsley, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Yield: 8 servings.

ELLEN GOLDEN (MRS. LEX)

From <Traditions:ATasteoftheGoodLife>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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