The scallops with speck and cheese are a quick and very tasty second course. The recipe involves flouring the meat, cooking it in a pan, towards the end of cooking you add speck and cheese, they are really tasty, I find them perfect even if we have guests for dinner.
Very summery, I also recommend the scallops with rocket and cherry tomatoes or the traditional creamy scallops with mushrooms. You can accompany them with easy and quick roasted peppers or if you prefer a quicker recipe make the marinated zucchini. The scallops with speck and cheese, are a truly amazing recipe you make in 10 minutes and I’m sure you’ll appreciate them too!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Cooking time: 8 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 6 slices pork loin
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 6 slices speck
- 3.5 oz cheese
Steps
Start by flouring the meat well, then melt the butter in a large pan.
Add the pork loin slices and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side.
Deglaze with wine and salt, then add the cheese.
Close with the lid and cook for another 2 minutes or until the cheese has melted, then garnish with the speck.
Storage
It’s best to consume the scallops with speck and cheese immediately, however, if there are leftovers you can store them in the fridge covered with the pan lid.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Can you replace speck?
Sure, in the recipe you can replace speck with cooked ham.
Can other cheeses be used?
You can also use gouda cheese, cheese slices, galbanino, and mozzarella, the latter cut into slices first so that it loses some of its preservation liquid.
Can scallops be made gluten-free?
Simply replace the all-purpose flour with corn flour or cornstarch.
