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Seared Scallops with White Kampot Pepper

Serves
2
Time
15 min
Seared Scallops with White Kampot Pepper

The lemon hisses in foaming butter, the scallops turn golden, and then comes Place des Épices’ organic white Kampot pepper, rare and hand-picked at full ripeness, its intense heat hiding notes of fresh herbs and lemon.

Serves 2 · 15 min

Ingredients

  • 8 large sea scallops
  • Salt
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp (30 g) butter
  • A squeeze of lemon
  • White Kampot Peppercorns (Place des Épices), a few turns of the mill

Method

  1. Pat 8 large sea scallops dry and season them with salt.
  2. Sear them in 1 tbsp very hot oil for 90 seconds per side, until golden.
  3. Add 2 tbsp (30 g) butter and a squeeze of lemon to the pan and baste the scallops for 30 seconds.
  4. Serve at once, finished with a few turns of the white Kampot pepper mill.

The star of this recipe: White Kampot Peppercorns, by Place des Épices.

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White Kampot Peppercorns
Place des Épices White Kampot Peppercorns $28.00
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