SERVER: Ladies and gentlemen…a coquille St. Jacques with a lemon butter reduction. Compliments of our chef.
SARA: Thank you. I’m sure you’re really gonna enjoy this.
HITCH: That’s really good.
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Coquille St. Jacques. Death on a leaf!
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Hitch: Coquilles St. Jacques
A recipe for Coquilles St. Jacques from the movie, Hitch, featuring Will Smith.
Ingredients
- 8 oz / 226g - crimini mushrooms small diced
- 4 tbsp - unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp - olive oil
- 2 - garlic clove crushed
- 1 - sprig thyme
- 1/2 - onion small diced
- 2 tbsp - all purpose flour
- 453 g / 1 pound - bay scallops
- 4 oz / 113g / 1/2 cup - white wine
- 4 oz / 113g / 1/2 cup - stock
- 1 - bay leaf
- 1 tbsp - chopped parsley
- 8 oz / 226g / 1 cup - heavy cream
- 1 tsp - lemon juice
- 2 oz / 56g / 1/2 cup - breadcrumbs
- 1 oz / 28g / 3 tbsp - gruyere cheese
- 3 - endive spears
Instructions
- Preheat the broiler.
- In an ovensafe pan, heat together the olive oil and 2 tbsp of butter. Once hot, add the one clove of crushed garlic, diced onions, thyme, and mushrooms. Cook on high heat until the mushrooms are cooked through and golden.
- In another saucepan, bring the white wine, stock, bay leaf, and one crushed garlic clove to a simmer. Add the scallops and poach just until the scallops are cooked through. Strain and reserve 1 cup of the poaching liquid.
- Set the mushrooms aside and in the same pan, heat the 2 tbsp of butter until melted. Add four and whisk it together until it forms a paste. Cook for 2 minutes. Stream in the reserved stock and heavy cream while whisking. Let the mixture bubble for a few minutes until it thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
- Add the cooked mushrooms, scallops, and chopped parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine and top with breadcrumbs and cheese.
- Place it under the broiler just until it's golden brown on top. This dish is traditionally served on a scallop shell but in the movie, it's served on an endive leaf.
- Serve by scooping a small amount an endive leaf.