Recipe of Perfect Brad's pan seared sea scallops with port wine sauce

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The ingredients needed to make Brad's pan seared sea scallops with port wine sauce:

1. Make ready 1 1/4 lbs sea scallops
2. Take Black pepper, sea salt, and smoked paprika
3. Take 2 tbs olive oil
4. Make ready For the sauce
5. Prepare 2 cups port wine
6. Take 1 medium shallot, minced
7. Take 2 tbs butter
8. Get 1 tbs mirin
9. Get 2 tbs brown sugar
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp minced garlic
11. Prepare 1 tbs red wine vinegar
12. Take Half Pinch of sea salt

Video: Watch the Video Recipe to see the Seared Scallops with Herb-Butter Sauce come together, step by step, and subscribe to Fine Cooking. To make pan-seared scallops as good as ones served at restaurants, make sure they're dry, and use a very hot pan. Be sure not to overcook them. Don't overcrowd the pan or the pan won't stay hot enough to give the scallops a good sear.

Instructions to make Brad's pan seared sea scallops with port wine sauce:

1. Start with the sauce. Melt butter in a sauce pot. Add shallots. Cook on medium low stirring often until shallots start to brown. Add garlic. Cook a couple more minutes.
2. Meanwhile lay scallops out on paper towels. Pat dry. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika.
3. Add port wine to the shallots. Bring to a simmer. Let reduce a little.
4. After the alcohol cooks out of the wine, add rest of sauce ingredients. Simmer until sauce reduces to under a cup of liquid. Stir often.
5. When scallops are air dried, lay seasoning side down on a plate. Sprinkle again.
6. Heat oil in a good fry pan until very hot. Almost smoking. Carefully with tongs, lay scallops in pan. This is why it is important for them to be dry.
7. Let brown, flip over and brown other side. You want them to come out medium rare.
8. While shallots are cooking, mix a slurry of corn starch and cold water. Add to reduced sauce slowly, stirring constantly, until you reach your desired consistency. I let it thicken until it barely dripped off of a spoon.
9. Plate scallops immediately after done. Pour desired amount of sauce over. Garnish with lemon slices and a sprig of dill. Enjoy.

Be sure not to overcook them. Don't overcrowd the pan or the pan won't stay hot enough to give the scallops a good sear. If you have a lot of scallops, it's better to work in batches. The main fear, I think, is overcooking. But you have to give it a try, just do it.

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