Review: Coquilles St. Jacques w/Curry (Apr 01)

[KathrynY]

Tried this for dinner last night, and it had excellent flavor. I have trouble with scallops sometimes as they are easy to overcook, but it was not a problem here. The sauce was very nice, and the curry powder gave it a pretty color. The sauce wasn't as thick as I thought it would be, but it would probably thicken up a bit if you worked with it a little more... I was hungry and got impatient! Might be nice with some rice on the side to soak up the sauce too.

The only drawback was preparation time. The leek base, the scallops and the sauce are all prepared individually in separate pans which was time consuming. It took me almost an hour to make. Otherwise, very tasty.

[emilycat]

Oh, yea! I love scallops so much; I'm really glad this is a good dish -- thanks for the review! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[KathrynY]

I used Penzey's hot curry powder which gave the sauce a lot of depth, but it would probably taste fine without the curry, just a bit more mild.

[GayeC]

Thanks for posting this review. When I read the recipe I wondered about the curry? It sounded a little odd for this recipe. How do you think it would be w/o it?