Coquilles Saint-Jacques

Name: Coquilles Saint-Jacques
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 8 scallops, with 4 cleaned shells; 150g button mushrooms, sliced; 1 shallot, chopped; 100ml dry white wine; 150ml double cream; 30g butter; 40g grated Gruyère or breadcrumbs

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Also known as: Coquilles St Jacques, Scallops Gratin, Coquille Saint-Jacques

About this dish

Scallops in a creamy white wine and mushroom sauce, served in their shells, topped with cheese or breadcrumbs and grilled.

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Ingredients

🐚8 scallops, with 4 cleaned shells

🍄150g button mushrooms, sliced

🧅1 shallot, chopped

🍷100ml dry white wine

🥛150ml double cream

🧈30g butter

🧀40g grated Gruyère or breadcrumbs

Method

Serves 3

Poach the scallops gently in the wine for 1 minute, then lift out and slice in half.

Soften the shallot and mushrooms in butter.

Add the poaching wine and reduce, then add the cream and simmer until thick.

Divide the scallops between the shells and spoon over the sauce.

Top with cheese or breadcrumbs and grill until golden and bubbling.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

The dish is named after Saint James, whose emblem is the scallop shell; it's a classic Christmas starter in Normandy and Brittany.

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