Real scallops in mustard-olive sauce

"Green olives stuffed with anchovies are available at stores that specialize in imported foods, Cost Plus"
Recipe by: francique

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

1 ts Olive oil
4 lg Sea scallops
1 ts Minced garlic
5 Green olives stuffed, chopped
1 ts Small capers, drained
1 ts Dijon-style mustard
1 c Whipping cream
1 ts Unsalted butter
1 1/2 ts Seasoned fresh bread crumbs

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Preliminaries: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Procedure: Heat olive oil in medium skillet. Add garlic and scallops and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. Add chopped olives (and anchovies if using them separately), capers, mustard, cream and butter. Cook over medium heat for 8 to10 minutes or until reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Spoon scallops into scallop shells or onto small ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven until top is nicely browned, about 2 to 3 minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning.