Posts Tagged ‘butter poaching’

Two words: butter poaching.   I wanted to sear some scallops that I bought, but they were HUGE. A sear would leave me with ice-cold raw-in-the-middle scallops. Blech.  So, with the Alinea cookbook still playing in the background of my mind, I thought, why not do a gentle butter poach first, then sear.  Not content to…