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Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat

Name: Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 shallot; 100 g sorrel; 24 scallops; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 30 g butter; 100 ml fish fumet; 100 ml Noilly Prat; 250 ml liquid cream; Salt; Pepper

Sorrel is often used with salmon, and very successfully, but it goes very well with scallops in this recipe, given a boost with Noilly Prat vermouth.

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Duration

50 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 2^nd 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 shallot
2 100 g sorrel
3 24 scallops
4 2 tablespoons olive oil
5 30 g butter
6 100 ml fish fumet
7 100 ml Noilly Prat
8 250 ml liquid cream
9 Salt
10 Pepper
Total weight: 1,355 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

30 min.

Cooking

20 min.

All in all

50 min.

Preparation 30 min.

Cooking 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat : Step 1

Prepare 1 shallot and chop finely.

Set aside.

Step 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat : Step 2

Prepare 100 g sorrel.

Set aside.

Step 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat : Step 3

Rinse and dry 24 scallops then salt on both sides.

Step 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat : Step 4

Put a frying pan on very high heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil.

When really hot, add the scallops.

Step 5 - ⌛ 5 min.

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat : Step 5

Fry until nicely browned on both sides as rapidly as possible (hence the very high heat).

Transfer to a plate and cover with aluminium foil to keep hot.

Step 6 - ⌛ 1 min.

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat : Step 6

Turn down the heat. Using the same pan, add 30 g butter and when it froths, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Step 7 - ⌛ 1 min.

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat : Step 7

Add 100 ml fish fumet and 100 ml Noilly Prat...

Step 8 - ⌛ 5 min.

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat : Step 8

...and reduce by about half while scraping to deglaze the bottom of the pan thoroughly.

Step 9 - ⌛ 7 min.

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat : Step 9

Add 250 ml liquid cream, salt and pepper again and leave to thicken gently.

Step 10 - ⌛ 1 min.

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat : Step 10

Then toss in the sorrel...

Step 11 - ⌛ 2 min.

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat : Step 11

...and stir gently until it wilts and mixes into the cream sauce.

Check the seasoning.

Step 12

Arrange the scallops on a bed of sesame rice (6 per person) and top generously with the sorrel and cream sauce.

Serve immediately.

Remarks

If you don't have Noilly Prat, use another vermouth or fortified wine.

The quantities given are for a main course, so halve these for a starter.

You can use vegetable stock instead of the fish fumet.

And to drink?

A fruity white wine, such as a Savennières.

Keeping: Should be eaten right away.

Source: Homemade, based on a recipe by Paul Bocuse.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	9 g RDI=13 %	2 g RDI=1 %	9 g RDI=13 %	130 kcal RDI=7 %	546 kJ RDI=7 %
Per person	30 g RDI=45 %	7 g RDI=3 %	32 g RDI=44 %	441 kcal RDI=22 %	1,845 kJ RDI=22 %
Whole recipe	118 g RDI=182 %	27 g RDI=10 %	128 g RDI=176 %	1,763 kcal RDI=88 %	7,380 kJ RDI=88 %