As frequently happens, I was led by my freezer for this one. The weather forecast was good, the freezer had food in it. BBQ away! So I opened the freezer and took out the top two things. A bag of scallops and some corn on the cob. Nice and easy, so the perfect food for lunch.
As simple as:
Defrost the scallops and corn Light bbq Chuck them on the bbq Cut some herbs and make a herb oil Cook polenta Put together on plate Eat
That’s the thing about frozen food. It is easy, fresh and convenient. And I know that everyone including me goes on about seasonal food. But face it, some times in early summer you just want sweetcorn and there is none in your local famers market, or garden etc. Or wanting scallops out of season in the spring. So what are you going to do? Well head over to your local Iceland Foods and stock up on some. This way, you have it as fresh as when it was picked or caught, just with the intermediary of the freezer. Perfect. Whilst you are there, check out their gazillion packs of freshly frozen veggies, fruit, fish, meats and more.
Before I give you the grilled scallops with grilled corn and herb oil polenta recipe, can I ask you guys a rather random question? How do you pronounce the word scallops? I just had Freddy explain that I had been pronouncing it wrong. Cue me looking at some rather random and weird videos on YouTube to try and learn how to pronounce it. Let’s just say that I am still non-the wiser if my ‘skallops’ is ok compared to Freddy’s ‘skawllops’. But apparently, you should be careful of folk who say skallops, as only weird people, who come from landlocked places like Ohio, use that. If you have a few free moments and want a good giggle then check out the internet’s pronunciation of scallops. So now that I have my rather random question out of the way. I would love to share a few bbq tips which have helped me get perfectly grilled food every single time.
Don’t cook on coals which are too hot. If you are cooking anything thicker than a few millimetres, extremely hot coals will just give you burned outside and raw middle. Use a fish grill, especially when cooking seafood. It keeps the food together, stops it sticking to the barbecue grill and makes the whole process easier. Also useful with sausages, burgers and veggies. If you are nervous, in a hurry, or rain is threatening, use your oven. Part-cooking the sausages before finishing them off on the bbq makes it much easier. Use the lid of the BBQ. Food cooked with the lid down gets heat coming at it from all sides, which means it cooks much more evenly. Rest everything after cooking, even fish. It allows the juices to distribute evenly.
So folks, here is how to make these grilled scallops with grilled corn and herb polenta. Please do try it and if you do make it then please do tag me on Instagram or twitter so that I can pop over and have a look. It is really, really awesome for me when you make any one of my recipes. Ps if you like more polenta recipes please do check out this salmon polenta bowls with roasted tomatoes and pesto. This post is sponsored by some really lovely folk. Thank you for supporting them, as they make it possible for me to continue dreaming up recipes, travel plans and much more for you. Opinions as always, are my own. Please pin me:
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