Scallops In Shell

Ingredients

• 1 pint of scallops
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 1 small onion minced fine
• 1 heaping teaspoon of flour
• 1 cup of liquor drained from the scallops
• 1 teaspoon salt
• a dash of cayenne pepper
• 4 tablespoons of bread crumbs
• the yolks of 3 eggs

Method

1. 1

   Drain scallops and put in saucepan with butter.

2. 2

   Let brown lightly for about 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Remove and chop fine.

4. 4

   Melt butter in pan, add minced onion, fry until brown.

5. 5

   Add flour, stir in liquor from scallops, season, mix with scallops, bread crumbs, and egg yolks.

6. 6

   Cook for 3 minutes.

7. 7

   Fill shells, sprinkle with bread crumbs and butter, brown in hot oven for 10 minutes.

8. 8

   Serve on platter, garnish with lettuce.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kentucky receipt book (1903) by Mary Harris Frazer, page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Scallops In Shell. Drain 1 pint of scallops and put them in saucepan with 1 table- spoon of butter. Let brown lightly about 10 minutes. Then re- move from pan and chop fine. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in pan and add 1 small onion minced fine; fry a chestnut brown. Add 1 heaping teaspoon of flour and stir in slowly 1 cup of liquor drained from the scallops. Season with 1 teaspoon salt, white pepper, a KENTUCKY RECEIPT BOOK. 33 I I t ■--■■ I I I I II > I ^^.^mm I dash of cayenne pepper* Mix with the scallops 4 tablespoons of bread crtunbs and the yolks of 3 eggs

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