Scallops Parmesan
submitted by Patricia from Lima, Peru

A first course although one could eat them for the first and second course!

4.5 PAWS...........MR. BONES

1 dozen scallops, removed from the shell and cleaned. Save the shells!

Butter
Fresh grated Parmesan cheese
Lemon juice, from real lemons
Crushed garlic (see prepared garlic below)
A little salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to very hot. Put a little butter in each shell, 1/2 tsp. more or less. Add a little bit of crushed garlic. Put two or three scallops in each shell, depending on their size. Add a little salt and pepper if you like. The salt depends on the parmesan cheese. Sometimes it ahs enough salt. Add enough lemon juice to each shell being careful not to overflow and top with plenty of fresh grated parmesan cheese. Bake in a hot oven until they are slightly golden brown. Do not over cook, because it makes it hard to get them out of the shells. Serve with lemons cut into quarters. Start eating!

Prepared Garlic

You can fix this an put it in a jar and into the refrigerator. It can be used for just about anything. Use a little of this instead of the crushed garlic for the Scallops Parmesan.
1/2 pound of fresh garlic cloves
a little water
Put this into the blender and blend.

You can kick the heat up on this recipe by adding a sprinkle of my Smoky Spicy Sweet & Hot on top before serving.

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