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Fettuccine With Scallops And Peas Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Miscellaneous Recipes
Yield: 6 servings
 
Ingredients
  2  c Fresh peas (or 10-oz pkg frozen)  
  3/4  lb Fettuccine  
  1 1/4  lb Sea scallops, rinsed, patteddry  
  2  tb Unsalted butter, cut into bits  
    Saffron butter sauce (see recipe)  
 
Instructions
 
  1. In a saucepan of boiling salted water, cook peas for 3-5 minutes (fresh may take slightly longer.) or until they are just tender. Drain well. In a kettle of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until it is al dente, drain, and transfer it to a large skillet.

 
  2. Meanwhile, arrange scallops in a steamer over boiling water, season them with salt and pepper and steam them, covered, for 2-3 minutes, or until they are just cooked through.

 
  3. To the pasta, add the butter, peas, and salt and pepper to taste. Heat the mixture through, over low heat, tossing it well. Add the scallops and the saffron butter sauce and toss well. Serve hot.

 
  A 1986 Gourmet favorite

 
   


 



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