Molly's Scallop Appetizer

Ingredients:

  • 4 Asparagus heads

  • 2 pieces of thick cut bacon

  • 5 tablespoons of butter

  • 1 tablespoons of lemon juice

  • Two egg yolks

  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions:

  • In a small pan cook 1-2 pieces of bacon until crunchy and set pan aside (You will use it later for scallops)

  • In a medium saucepan, melt butter on low heat (Make sure it doesn't bubble)

  • While butter is melting, separate egg yolks and add to a small blender

  • Add lemon juice, quail egg, cayenne, and salt into blender. Blend for 30 seconds

  • Heat up a medium sauce pan with olive oil and add asparagus heads cook for around 7 minutes or until they turn dark green (season well with salt and pepper)

  • Add melted butter into the hollandaise sauce slowly (around a tablespoon at a time)

  • Begin heating up the pan you used for bacon on medium high heat and continue blending hollandaise sauce until it forms into a light batter-like consistency

  • Pat scallops dry and season well with salt then place into bacon pan let cook for 30 seconds on each side or until golden brown tops

  • Begin cooking eggs over easy on medium high heat with around a tablespoon of olive oil, season with salt and take out of pan when egg whites are no longer translucent

  • Plate and serve immediately