Spicy Tomato Vodka Sauce with Seared Scallops

By KDCooks

Made for NYE 2009 dinner

Ingredients

• Sauce:
• 1 TB butter
• 1 TB olive oil
• 1 large shallot, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 TB dried italian seasoning
• (1) 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
• 1/4 cup vodka
• 1/4 cup light cream
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
• pasta of choice
• Scallops:
• Sea Scallops, washed very well and dried
• 2 tsp oil
• 1 TB butter
• Salt & Pepper

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Sauce:

Melt butter/oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, italian seasoning; saute until translucent.

Add crushed red pepper, tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes. Add vodka and simmer 5 more minutes. Add cream and parmesan. Simmer until thickens.

Scallops:

Heat oil and butter in skillet over high heat. Season scallops with salt & pepper.

When pan is smoking hot, add scallops. Turn the scallops once after a minute or so.

Serve sauce and scallops over pasta of choice