Zamburiñas (small scallops) Galician style

Name: Zamburiñas (small scallops) Galician style
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 24 pieces
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 24 small scallops; 2 big onions; 2-3 garlic cloves; 1 mature / cooking tomato; 1 level tsp paprika; 100-150 ml white wine; Saffron threads; Salt; Breadcrumbs; pieces Serrano ham in small; Extra virgin olive oil

Lucia Salcidos @lusalcidos

I normally prepare this recipe with normal size scallops, but tried today with Zamburiñas and it works really well!
This preparation is very typical where I am from, they remind me to my mum's typical recipes!

Lucia Salcidos @lusalcidos

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Ingredients

30 min

24 pieces

24small scallops
2big onions
2-3garlic cloves
1mature / cooking tomato
1level tsp paprika
100-150 mlwhite wine
Saffron threads
Salt
Breadcrumbs
piecesSerrano ham in small
Extra virgin olive oil

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Steps

30 min

1

First of all, clean very well the small scallops. Normally your fishmonger will do it quite well, but wash them again just to make sure they do not keep any sand. Wash also the shells, as they will be served in them
2

Chop the onion and garlic clove in small pieces, the tomato and the ham in small cubes, if it is not yet cut. Fry slowly the onion and garlic with olive oil, in low-medium heat, for at least 10 minutes. Add the tomato and fry all for around 5 more minutes. Then add the ham and cook for a while. You can also add a bit of salt, but not too much, as the ham is already quite salty
3

Pre-heat the oven 150-180 degrees. Add the white wine and let it all cook for 2-3 minutes, until the alcohol starts to evaporate. Then add the saffron and the paprika, but put the heat to the minimum so that the paprika does not get burnt. Add a tablespoon of breadcrumbs and mix it all
4

Take the oven tray and put the raw clean scallops on it. Add one tablespoon of what we have been preparing (onion + garlic + tomato, etc.). On top, add a thin layer of breadcrumbs
5

Put them in the oven at around 150 degrees for about 5 minutes (10 in the case of normal size scallops). At the end, when there are 1-2 minutes left, put the oven in the gratin position (at approximately 200 degrees), making sure they do not get burnt. Serve them hot, and enjoy a lot!!