Recipe - Scallops With Vermicelli

1 pound Bay scallops
2 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoon Chopped parsley
1 Onion; chopped
1 Clove garlic; minced
2 tablespoon Olive oil
2 tablespoon Butter; divided
1 One half cup Canned Italian tomatoes;
undrained & cut up
2 tablespoon Fresh basil; chopped =OR=
One half teaspoon dried basil; crushed
One fourth teaspoon Dried oregano; crushed
2 tablespoon Heavy cream
1 ds Nutmeg
12 ounce Uncooked vermicelli; hot &
drained

Rinse scallops. Combine the scallops, lemon juice and parsley in a glass
dish. Cover and marinate in refrigerator while preparing sauce.

Cook and stir onion and garlic in oil and 1 Tbsp of the butter in a large
skillet over medium high heat until the onion is tender. Add the tomatoes
with juice, basil, oregano and thyme. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and
simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Drain scallops. Cook and stir scallops in the remaining 1 Tbsp of butter in
another large skillet over medium heat until the scallops are opaque, about
2 minutes. Add cream, nutmeg and tomatoe sauce.

Pour the sauce over vermicelli in a large bowl the toss gently to coat.
Garnish as desired.

From "THE TREASURY OF CREATIVE COOKING" by the Editors of Consumer Guide.
Published 1992 ISBN 1561735264 Shared by Robert Rostrup
Posted to MCRecipe Digest by Nancy Berry nlberry@prodigy.net on May 17,
1998