Bacon Scallops
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




10 Bacon slices
20 large Sea scallops
1 cup Whipping cream
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons Pure maple syrup
Snipped fresh chives

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350-degrees. 2 Arrange bacon slices on baking sheet. Bake until pale golden, about 8 minutes. 3 Cut each slice crosswise in half. Cool. 4 Wrap 1 bacon piece around sides of each scallop and secure with a toothpick. 5 Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Place scallops on baking sheet and bake until cooked through, about 10 minutes. 6 Meanwhile, boil cream in heavy large skillet until reduced to 3/4 c., about 3 minutes. 7 Add mustard and syrup and boil until thickened to sauce consistency, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 8 Remove toothpicks from scallops. Spoon sauce evenly onto 4 small plates. 9 Arrange scallops decoratively atop sauce. 10 Sprinkle with chives and serve.

Comments:
Larry

love the combination with bacon, one to eat many times.