Seared Scallops over Beans with Sweet Corn Sauce

Yeah I know the title of the dish needs work...We broke down and bought a new set of stainless steel  cook ware and couldn't wait to try it out. This being the test run we wanted to make something we were familiar with (seared scallops) so we could get a feel for the new set. This had the potential to go horribly wrong, scalloper are very easy to screw up by over cooking or steaming. This one dish required us to use just about every new piece w bought (nothing like learning to swim by jumping in the deep-end, holding a brick over your head)

Corn Sauce:
3 Ears of corn, shucked and boiled
2 Tbs Olive Oil
1/2 Onion, diced
2 Cups Chicken broth
Salt and Pepper

Heat a sauce pan over med heat. Add oil and onions. Sweat down the onions until translucent. Meanwhile remove kernels from the corn stalks with a knife. When the onions are translucent add the corn. Season well with salt an pepper. Sauté 2 mins. Add the chicken stock, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer, 10 mins. Use an immersion blender to puree the corn. Run the mixture through a fine sieve. (china cap). Wipe out the sauce pan and return the strained sauce to the pan. Simmer down for 5 mins on med-low.

Beans:
1 14oz Can white beans rinsed & drained
1 14oz Can pinto beans, rinsed & drained
3 strips of bacon, chopped
1/2 onion diced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 Cup white wine
Juice from 1/2 lemon

Heat a large skillet over med heat. Add bacon. Render down the fat until the bacon is starting to get crispy. Add the onions, cook down 5 mins until they become translucent. Add the garlic. Cook 1 min. Add the wine, lemon juice, and beans. Reduce heat to low. simmer 5 mins.


Seared Scallops:
1 lbs Sea Scallops
2 Tbs Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper

The Scallops take about 6 minutes so this is the last component to start cooking. Dry the scallops throughly with a paper towel. Heat pan over med heat, add oil. Season the scallops with slat and pepper and sear, 3 mins each side. set aside.

Assemble:
In a bowl ladle in some corn sauce. Pile some beans in the center, top with scallops. If desired you can grate some lemon zest over the plate.

Enjoy!