The recipe for scallops with citrus butter

Europe 1 00:14, 17 December 2023, modified at 00:15, 17 December 2023

Chef and author Sonia Ezgulian offers you and the Bons Vivants a dish that is perfect for the holiday season: scallops with citrus butter (lime and orange). A very simple recipe that will have an effect on your guests.

Ingredients

18 scallops + 6 shells

120 g of a good semi-salted butter

4 sprigs of tarragon

1 organic orange

1 drizzle of olive oil

Fleur de sel and freshly ground pepper

Remove the zest from the orange. Chop it finely before stirring it into the softened butter. Add the finely chopped tarragon leaves. Knead with a round-tipped knife, place the butter between two sheets of parchment paper.

With a rolling pin, roll out the butter to a thickness of 2 mm. Store in the freezer for at least three hours.

Take the leaves out of the freezer, cut out 18 portions of butter with a small cookie cutter the size of scallops. Set them aside in a cool place.

Preheat the oven to 230°C. Place 3 scallops in each shell, season them very lightly, then place a disc of flavored butter on each nut, bake for 2 to 3 minutes the size of the scallops.