I remembered that a new seafood shop opened up nearby and suggested he go get some scallops -- we could have them with a Caesar salad. He was a little incredulous about the pairing, but being a scallop lover -- he went and picked up a gorgeous pound of freshly caught sea scallops.

I came across this recipe and decided to give it a whirl. I think I can speak for both of us when I say THUMBS UP!!! The only draw back was that the recipe calls for Marsala wine (see, it all comes back to whine). The only Marsala I had in the house was cheap supermarket wine, it had been in for a while.... and of course, liquor stores here in CT are closed on Sunday.
I didn't want to let that hold me back, so I figured.... hey, how bad could it be?
To be honest, it was delicious -- but I'm wondering if a better quality Marsala would have taken this recipe to the next level.
Anyone have a Marsala they'd like to recommend?
Darren does a nice veal marsala - he'll have to post the recipe.
ReplyDeleteFollowing the advice that you should never cook with a wine you wouldn't drink, we have a nice (ish) bottle of Marsala hanging out in our kitchen. I don't know the name of it and I had to take the wine store guy's rec because while I like Marsala as an ingredient, I find it undrinkable. Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteI asked the wine store guy for a marsala recommendation too but didn't like what I got. And I just picked a recipe off food.com...I'm not even sure I'd know which one it was.
ReplyDeleteI use Emeril's chicken marsala recipe all the time (taken off of foodnetwork.com) and it's delicious.
ReplyDeleteI may have to pursue this marsala wine issue....
I agree w/ Kara -- I generally don't like to cook with it unless I can also enjoy it in a glass