For ➍12 scallops, cleaned & dried
4 heads of chicory
2 knobs of butter
1 shallot, chopped finely
1 dl white wine
about 20 saffron threads
1 dash of cream
5 knobs of butter
1 tbs chopped chives
coarse sea salt
salt & pepper
Put the cleaned endives in a pot with a thick bottom. Add salt. Add a splash of water until the chicory is covered for ⅓. Add a knob of butter. Put the lid on the pot and let it simmer gently. Turn the endives after 15 m. Let simmer gently for 15 m.
Melt a knob of butter in a pan. Add the shallots. Cook for 3 m without browning.
Add the white wine and let boil 10 m or until volume is reduced to ¼.
Turn up the heat under the endives to high. Remove the cover. Allow the moisture to evaporate and brown the endives on both sides.
Put a dash of cream and the saffron to the sauce. Bring to the boil. Add 4 knobs of butter (1 per person) and melt on low heat. Remove the sauce just before the boiling point. Add salt and pepper and shake the pan nicely to bind the sauce.
Pepper the scallops.
Cook the scallops over high heat in a pan with non-stick coating for 2 m per side.
Put the scallops and chicory on the plates. Draw a dash of sauce around. Garnish with chopped chives.
Melt a knob of butter in a pan. Add the shallots. Cook for 3 m without browning.
Add the white wine and let boil 10 m or until volume is reduced to ¼.
Turn up the heat under the endives to high. Remove the cover. Allow the moisture to evaporate and brown the endives on both sides.
Put a dash of cream and the saffron to the sauce. Bring to the boil. Add 4 knobs of butter (1 per person) and melt on low heat. Remove the sauce just before the boiling point. Add salt and pepper and shake the pan nicely to bind the sauce.
Pepper the scallops.
Cook the scallops over high heat in a pan with non-stick coating for 2 m per side.
Put the scallops and chicory on the plates. Draw a dash of sauce around. Garnish with chopped chives.
Read the braising endives without water tip, the cooking endives @ microwave tip and on cooking (frozen) scallops. Read a quicker version or the related scallops with endives & leek recipe.
