Quick Scallops with Peppers and Corn |
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Serve with couscous, pasta, or rice. Prep and Cook Time: about 30 minutes. Ingredients:
3 ears corn (about 2 1/2 lb. total), husked, silks removed |
1 1/4 pounds sea scallops |
salt and pepper |
2 tablespoons butter |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
2 red bell peppers (12 oz. total), rinsed, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped |
1 or 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced |
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin |
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves |
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro |
Directions:
1. Holding each ear of corn upright in a deep bowl, cut kernels from cobs. Rinse scallops and pat dry; sprinkle lightly all over with salt and pepper.
2. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil in each of two 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pans over high heat. Add corn, bell peppers, garlic, and cumin to one pan; add scallops to the other. Cook, stirring both pans often, until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes, and scallops are browned on the outside and barely opaque in the center (cut to test), about 5 minutes.
3. Just before serving, stir basil into the vegetable mixture and cilantro into the scallops. Add salt and pepper to taste to both. Mound vegetables in a wide, shallow bowl; top with scallops (and any pan juices).
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