Scallops And Red Peppers Over Potato Pancakes Recipe Video
This red pepper scallop dish is sort of a rarity for me. I usually don't shoot after dark, as the food looks much better when I have a combination of natural and overhead lights. It's also rare for leftovers to star in these video recipes, since I don't bother setting up all the equipment when I'm just throwing something together. But this time, for some reason I had a feeling, and I'm glad the camera was rolling.
I had a little bit of mashed potato, half a roasted red pepper (see bonus clip below), and a pound of scallops left over from a ceviche recipe I'm doing for About.com. I do have to admit I'm guessing at the ingredient amounts below. This was fast and fun - no recipes, no measuring - just intuitive cooking. The sad thing about cooking like that is I will never have the exact same dish again. Which is what made it so good. Enjoy.
Ingredients
3/4 cup cold mashed potatoes
1 egg
2 tbsp bread crumbs
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
olive oil
1 pound scallops
cayenne pepper to taste
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp capers
1/2 roasted and peeled red bell pepper
whole fresh basil leaves
Directions
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Editors Review
This recipe is a fast and fun dish made with leftovers. No measuring, just intuitive cooking. If you have some mashed potato, half a roasted red pepper and scallops this is exactly what you should be making. This is the kind of recipes that you should come up with when sudden guests come over and you want to make something fast and simple yet fancy enough to impress them.Questions, Comments and Reviews
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