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Banana Scallops with Banana Guacamole
Source: Richard Blais, Top Chef Season 4
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Banana Scallops with Banana Guacamole & Chocolate Ice Cream
Prep Time: one hour
Serves: 3
Directions:
Chocolate Ice Cream:
Simmer sugar in heavy cream, then temper in egg yolks and melt in chocolate. Chill then turn in an ice cream machine.
Banana Guacamole:
Mash bananas and season with herbs and syrup.
Banana Scallops:
Sear scallops in sugar.
Ingredients:
Chocolate Ice Cream:
Sugar to taste
1 pint heavy cream
3 egg yolks
2 cups chocolate, dark 72%
Banana Guacamole:
2 bananas, mashed
1/2 cup tarragon, cilantro, basil, chopped
1 cup lime, chili, ginger syrup
Banana Scallops:
6 “scallops”, bananas sliced into scallop shapes
Demerara sugar to coat scallops
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Season 4 - Chicago
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Comments
alexandra Marie <3 wrote:
yummy, brillant ,and inovative!
posted on April 23, 2008 at 7:55 PM
tonya wrote:
I don't about everyone else, but why does the chocolate icecream look like chocolate pudding?
posted on April 24, 2008 at 1:07 PM
Doreen wrote:
At first when I hear the word "Scallops" - all I could think of was Fish so I didn't pay much attention. The combination of bananas and chocolate is always a good mesh - and his rendition with herbs and the varietal syrups pushed it up a notch. I will try this recipe, definitely, if only out of curiosity!
posted on April 28, 2008 at 11:08 AM
daphne90210 wrote:
The ice cream looks like a big chocolate slug.
posted on May 2, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Ed K wrote:
Does anyone have a clue what the syrup really is? Like make a simple
syrup and add a little lime, chile, and ginger then boil it a while?
posted on May 8, 2008 at 9:06 AM
Michelle M wrote:
I too am curious about the syrup. Does anyone have a clue on this? I'm thinking of making this later in the week, but really need to understand the syrup a bit better.
posted on June 1, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Michelle M wrote:
Ed, I think you may be on to something. Maybe use a white karo syrup and then add some lime slices, ginger root slices (maybe even a little crystalized ginger) and a serrano chili (??) that's been seeded. Gently boil all together and then let it rest until completely cooled and then strain. Of course, you could make your own syrup too maybe using, obviously, sugar maybe a little lime and ginger juice and then do the rest like above. I'm wondering if maybe using brown sugar or even organic sugar would be good...might try just a little of all of the above and see which tastes better...
posted on June 5, 2008 at 4:07 PM
brittany wrote:
Ok...........this looked like the most delicious thing ever when i saw Richard make it.....and I had absolutly no doubts that it would be excelent....because well....its Richard! I made this dish for a huge school function and it was a huge hit.... :-) ..... so thank you Richard!!!!!!
posted on June 13, 2008 at 2:03 PM
angus cooney wrote:
Yes great dish, on the syrup. I could not find the ginger syrup to buy, so I used waffle syrup and grated ginger in worked a treat.
its very hot and very spicy I used chocolate mousse instead of the ice cream, It was a bad move as the ice cream must cool your palette, so with be making everything to the book next time. Great dish and will use ice cream next time.
angus cooney
posted on June 20, 2008 at 12:01 AM