Coquilles St Jacques Parisienne

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

2 Sprigs parsley

1/2 ts Salt

Thirds

1/4 ts Crushed thyme

2 Beaten egg yolks

1 Stalk celeru, cut into

1 c Dry white wine

2 lb Bay scallops

3/4 lb Fresh sliced mushrooms

2 tb Shallots minced

3/4 c milk

5 Peppercorns

2/3 c Water

1/3 c Heavy cream

1/3 c Shredded Swiss cheese

1 Bay leaf

1 cn (10 1/2oz) chicken broth

1/4 c Margarine

1/3 c Flour


Directions

Combine chicken broth, wine, water, shallots, celery, parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns, salt & thyme in large saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat & let simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes: strain. Return liquid to saucepan; add scallops & mushrooms. Cover & simmer 5 minutes. Remove scallops & mushrooms; set aside. Quickly boil remaining liquid until reduced to 1 cup. Melt margarine inmedium sized saucepan; blend in flour & cook over low heat until mixture is smooth & bubbly. Remove from heat: gradually stir in milk & reduced liquid. Return to heat & bring to boil, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Combine beaten egg yolks & heavy cream; gradually stir in 1/4 cup hot sauce. Quickly stir egg cream mixture back into remaining hot sauce; return to heat 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Remove excess liquid from scallops & mushrooms; pour sauce over scallops & mushrooms, stirring together gently. Spoon mixture into 8 scallop shells or shallow greased baking dishes; sprinkle with cheese. Place shells on broiler rack; broil 7" from heat until sauce is bubbly & top is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmkah001.zip

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