Caramelized Scallops

Recipe from Osthoff Resort.

Ingredients:

1 cup champagne
1 small shallot, minced
1 tsp ginger, minced
1 orange, zest and juiced
1 sprig basil
1 tsp pink peppercorns
1 tsp granulated sugar
1 cup heavy cream
12 scallops
2 tbl clarified butter
12 orange supremes
12 grapefruit supremes

Directions:

Combine the first seven ingredient into a small sauce pan and place over medium heat. Reduce the Champagne by 3/4. Add heavy cream and reduce by half, season to taste with salt then strain and cool.

Heat a large non stick pan over medium high heat, season scallops with salt and pepper and pan sear in clarified butter, cook 1 ½ minutes per side.

Plate scallops and garnish with orange and grapefruit supremes, drizzle plate with sauce.