Bacon wrapped Scallops

Here’s what they have put together:
For something that is so simple, it is unbelievably tasty. At first I was thinking – what is so special about bacon-wrapped scallops? There’s not much to it, except wrapping cooked bacon around some scallops. Right? But when I took my first bite into this delectable appetizer, I was in heaven.

We wanted to share this simple go-to dish that is a great idea for dinner parties, potlucks, cocktail events, or better yet – the upcoming SUPERBOWL! We paired the bacon-wrapped scallops with a spicy habanero-mayo dipping sauce. Be creative with your dipping sauce – and if you can’t think of anything, we are sure you will be pleased with eating them by itself!

We used sea scallops that were about 1.5 inches and took pre-cooked bacon and wrapped them around the scallops. Then, we used tookthpicks to secure them, like shown.

Next, sprinkle the scallops with a little sea salt and cook them on a pan for about 3-4 minutes each side until they get nice and brown.

For the dipping sauce, we just used 1 tbsp of Cayenne Habanero Sauce from All Spice Cafe and mixed it with 3 tbsp light mayo. The mayo helps reduce the amount of heat, and also gives it a creamy texture.

The texture of the scallops and the saltiness of the bacon work so well together. It’s not difficult to make and doesn’t take a lot of time to prep. These are definitely perfect finger food that is sure to be a crowd pleaser! (Okay, I think we need to make more… I’m salivating).

Bacon Scallops

a little sea salt

Habanero Mayo Dipping Sauce

Thanks again to The Food Addicts for sharing another great recipe with us! Please make sure you check out their site for this and other tasty recipes!

http://www.allspicecafe.com/recipes/archives/spicy-shredded-chicken-in-buttery-puff-pastry/ http://www.allspicecafe.com/recipes/archives/spicy-shredded-chicken-in-buttery-puff-pastry/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:00:11 +0000 AllSpiceRecipes http://www.allspicecafe.com/recipes/?p=214 The Food Addicts came up with this tasty recipe and thanks to them for sharing it with us:

Buttery Puff Pastry

Sometimes we have an urge to do something really different and random. We like using puff pastry because of the light and buttery texture, which goes well as a dessert. However, savory is just as good, and that’s what we did for this recipe. We threw together a few things to create this dish which had a combination of spiciness from the special hot sauce and delicate flakiness from the puff pastry. Trust us, this is a fun way to eat chicken!

 

Ingredients:
• 3 chicken thighs, boiled and shredded
• 2 stalks of celery, fine dice
• 2 ½ tbsp Chipotle Garlic Sauce
• 2 oz. pepper jack cheese, shredded
• 3 oz. Portobello mushrooms, medium dice
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 egg, whisked
• 1 sheet of pull pastry
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Boil chicken until fully cooked. Shred chicken to small pieces.
2. Dice mushrooms and sauté in pan with butter, then set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, mix shredded chicken, diced celery, hot sauce, pepper jack cheese, sautéed mushrooms, and season with salt and pepper.
4. Cut full sheet of puff pastry in half. Fill half of the sheet with chicken filling leaving a small border around the edges so that the pastry can be sealed.
5. Brush the edges of the pastry with the whisked egg. Fold puff pastry over and press with a fork sealing all the edges.
6. Brush the tops of the puff pastry with the egg mixture.
7. Slice one to two vents holes on top of the pastry.
8. Preheat oven to 450F and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown color on top.

Mixture for the puff pastry		Brush the edges
Brush again		Delicious winner!

 
Thanks again to Krissy & Daniel of The Food Addicts for sharing. Please visit their great food blog and see all of the wonderful recipes and reviews they have – including the original writeup of this recipe.