BLACK PUDDING WITH SCALLOPS AND SHRIMP BUTTER, WITH PEA AND RADISH SHOOT SALAD
Ingredients
- 2 oranges
- juice only
- muscle trimmings from 3 scallops (see below)
- 15g/½oz caster sugar
- 3 tbsp shrimps
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 25g/1oz butter
- ¼ tsp ground mace
- ¼ tsp ground paprika
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 thick slices ready-made black pudding
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 scallops
- coral and muscle removed
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 15g/½oz butter
- ½ orange
- juice only
- ½ lemon
- juice only
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small handful fresh pea shoots
- 1 small handful fresh purple radish sprouts
- 3 fresh chives
- to serve
Directions
- For the shrimp butter
- place the orange juice and scallop muscles in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Skim off any foam
- then stir in the sugar.
- Blend two tablespoons of the shrimps in a food processor to form a paste
- then add this to the pan with the orange juice
- and continue to heat for a further 2-3 minutes. Pass the sauce through a sieve to remove the scallop muscles
- return the liquid to the pan
- and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Stir in the butter and the remaining tablespoon of shrimps and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes until the butter has melted and the shrimps have warmed through.
- For the black pudding
- combine the mace
- paprika
- flour and seasoning in a bowl and press the black pudding slices into this mixture to coat
- shaking off any excess. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the coated black pudding for 2-3 minutes on each side.
- For the scallops
- season the scallops with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat the oil and butter in a separate frying pan over a high heat. When the butter is foaming
- add the scallops and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side
- or until they are golden brown and crisp.
- For the pea and radish shoot salad
- mix the orange and lemon juice
- olive oil and seasoning in a bowl until well combined. Add the pea shoots and radish sprouts and toss them in the vinaigrette to coat.
- To serve
- pile the shoot salad onto a serving plate and alternate the scallops and black pudding slices around the edge of the plate. Drizzle the shrimp butter over the scallops and black pudding
- then garnish with fresh chives.

