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Skewers of scallops with bacon, mashed chestnuts


Ingredients:4 people
  • Scallops without coral
    12 large walnuts
  • bacon (smoked bacon)
    12 thin slices
  • extra-fine butter
    30 g
  • Purée:peeled cooked chestnuts (vacuum-packed or frozen)
    400 g
  • chicken broth
    60 cl
  • butter
    50g
  • fresh cream
    15 cl
  • salt freshly ground pepper


Preparation:
  • Preparation time:15 minutes
  • Cooking time:15 minutes


Difficulty:[usr 1]

Preparation:

Brown the chestnuts for 2 to 3 minutes in 25 g of butter. Pour the broth. Leave to simmer for 10 minutes

Remove the chestnuts with the slotted spoon. Mix with the rest of the butter, the cream and enough broth to obtain a smooth purée. salt, pepper. Keep warm in a bain-marie.

Rinse and dry the scallops. Remove the small muscle on the side of each nut. Brush them with melted butter on each side. Wrap them in bacon. Thread them 3 by 3 on skewers. Brown them for 5 minutes under the broiler, turning them halfway through cooking. Pepper them. Serve them with the chestnut purée.

Skewers of scallops with bacon, mashed chestnuts

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