Nantucket Bay Scallops at Ocean House in Croton

November

I was talking to Brian Galvin on the phone the other day, and he was telling me he’s so excited that Nantucket Bay Scallops are in season again. He’s right: they are just a jewel of a fish, so sweet, with a velvety texture.

“I love them — they’re delicious” he told me. “I eat them raw. They’re so sweet… they’re like candy.”

Brian will be preparing them as specials three different ways (but not on the same night) throughout the season, which can go until March, depending on the weather.

So if you head to Ocean House, you might find them simply sauteed wiht pine nuts, pancetta, extra virgin olive oil, lemon and fresh sage; or in a ceviche with lime juice, coconut milk, cilantro, red onion and jalapeno; or sauteed with butter and served over an autumn salad with julienned apple, shaved fennel, baby greens and walnuts with an apple cider vinaigrette.

(The apples and the cider, by the way, will come from Thompson’s Cider Mill, which Brian recently visited after learning that owners Geoff Thompson and Liz Bracken-Thomspon are customers at Ocean House!)

So head over to Ocean House to try one of these — and if you have your heart set on one particular special, call first to see if Brian is offering it that evening.

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This entry was posted on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 10:18 am by Liz Johnson.
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4 Responses to “Nantucket Bay Scallops at Ocean House in Croton”

jeff alpert November 22nd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
JUST WHAT KIND OF HOOK AND BAIT DID HE USE TO CATCH THESE SCALLOP “FISH”?
brian November 23rd, 2009 at 11:31 am
hey jeff that was a quote from liz not me i would never refer to a scallop as a fish!
Liz Johnson November 23rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Jeff — I was just generalizing. I do indeed know that scallops are not truly fish, but shellfish — or bivalve mollusks if you’d like me to be very specific.
brian November 23rd, 2009 at 5:39 pm
thanks liz for clearing that up and thank you so much for the mention alot of people came this weekend who saw the post it was very busy sold alot of bay scallops!!

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