Ingredients
Method
saffron sauce
- Pour half of the wine into a small bowl or cup, add the saffron and allow it to draw for 10 minutes.
- Sauté the shallot and the garlic in a small amount of butter in a small pot until they are soft but not brown. Add the rest of the white wine and vermouth and reduce until half the quantity is left.
- Add the fish stock and cream and using a hand blender purée until the sauce is smooth. Reduce for another 5 minutes.
- Pour the saffron into the pot and and use a little wine to rinse out the bowl. Simmer for 5 minutes. When you are ready to serve, use a hand blender to quickly froth the sauce and carefully spoon it onto your plates.
- When you are ready to serve, drizzle the sauce onto you plates or, if you want a foam, use a hand blender to quickly froth the sauce to a foam and carefully spoon it onto your plates.
asparagus
- Bring a large pot of water to the boil and add 2 teaspoons of salt and and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Remove any wood ends from the asparagus and blanch in the boiling water for 3 minutes. Remove from the pot and plunge into cold water for a minute. Set aside on a plate to dry.
- When you are ready to serve, fry the asparagus in some butter for about 3 minutes. Remove and serve on you plates
scallops
- Wash and dry the scallops.
- When you are ready to serve, fry them in hot oil for about two minutes on each side.
- Place the scallops on your plates and grind some salt and pepper over them.
Notes
Shellfish Stock: You only need a simple shell fish stock for this recipe. I make it by boiling 6 frozen prawns with their shells, if you have them, in a pot with 100-150 ml of water and reducing it to the quantity needed.
