This recipe is intermediate
Pulled Ham and Bacon-Wrapped Scallops
Ingredients
Glaze
Shallot compote
Sauce
Preparation
On the stove
- Boil ham with carrots, celery, leek and onions for 4 hours. Let cool in liquid for 12 hours.
 - Place ham pieces on a baking sheet, brush with glaze and bake in the oven at 180 °C (350º F) for 30 minutes.
 - Let cool, then shred ham. Add shallot compote and mix well.
 - Place pork mixture in oven-safe moulds and heat for approximately 10 minutes.
 
Shallot compote preparation
- In a pot, melt butter with olive oil. Add shallots and caramelize, stirring regularly.
 - Add vinegar and reduce.
 - Add duck stock and reduce until all liquid has evaporated. Set aside.
 
Sauce preparation
- Sweat shallots, mushrooms and bacon.
 - Deglaze with red wine and add duck stock.
 - Reduce to at least one quarter.
 
Dressing
- Wrap scallops in bacon slices.
 - Cook scallops by cooking the bacon sides first, then searing top and bottom of scallop.
 - Keep scallops nearly raw in the middle.
 - Unmould pulled pork onto a plate, drizzle with sauce, add the scallop, and serve with an asparagus salad and small pickled onions.
 
Nutritional value (per serving)
- 787 calories
 - 63 g of protein
 - 40 g of fat
 - 32 g of carbohydrates
 - 3 g of fibre
 - 19 g of sugar
 - 1756 mg sodium