Coquille St. Jaques from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Coquille St. Jaques Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

SCALLOPS

1 lb Fresh scallops
1 cup Dry sherry
1/2 Bay leaf
1/2 lb Fresh mushrooms
2 tbsp Butter or margerine
1 tbsp Lemon juice
2 tbsp Diced onion
1/2 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Pepper
1 1/2 tbsp Flour

TOPPING

1/4 tsp Paprika
dash Cayenne, optional
1 tbsp Parmesan Cheese
3 tbsp Bread crumbs

Recipe Instructions:

On medium power (60%), cook scallops, covered with 1/4 cup of the sherry
and the bay leaf for 5-6 minutes until scallops are tender and white. Stir
once during cooking. Drain liquid off scallops and reserve 1/4 cup. Discard
bay leaf. In a 1 quart glass measuring cup heat the butter, onion, and
mushrooms for one minute, stir in flour, salt and pepper. Gradually add the
remaining wine, reserved 1/4 cup broth and lemon juice, stirring until
smooth. Cook 3-4 minutes until mixture is thickened, stirring every minute.
Pour over scallops, cover and heat 1-2 minutes until hot through, still on
medium power. Sprinkle with topping and let rest covered for 3-4 minutes
before serving.

1 serving = 2 fat-meat exchange + 1/2 bread exchange + 1 fat exchange 190
calories; 8 g carbohydrate; 15 g protein; 11 g fat

Posted by Jane Knox

Servings: 6

"Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, eat well. Bring the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress."

~ Charles Pierre Monselet

 

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