Carmelized Scallops over Parmesan Spinach Pasta

INGREDIENTS: Caramelized Scallop over Parmesan Spinach Pasta
Jumbo U-10 Scallop
Pinch garlic & pinch shallot
½ cup heavy cream
¼ white wine
¼ Parmesan cheese
1 cup par cooked Spinach spaghetti

STEPS:
Sauté, Dry (not wet) scallop in hot non-stick pan with a little olive oil. After a minute and a half flip scallop.
Add shallot and garlic to pan with little olive oil.
After a minute, deglaze with white wine.
After 20 seconds add heavy cream and start reducing. Take out Scallop.
Add par cooked pasta and Parmesan cheese.
Toss and serve with scallop on top.

INGREDIENTS: Gazpacho with Shrimp
1 seedless cucumber, peeled
1 tomato concasse
Roasted sweet yellow pepper, peeled
1 tablespoon season rice vinegar
Dash of distilled water, optional
Salt and Pepper

STEPS:
Take all ingredients and puree. Check for correct thickness, add water if want thinner.
Garnish with jumbo lump crab meat and cocktail shrimp.

INGREDIENTS: Peach Flambé with dark rum sauce
1 peach, pitted and sliced
2 tablespoon brown sugar
½ cup Dark Rum
¼ cup butter, optional, you can use less butter or no butter
Scoop of vanilla ice cream
Angel food cake

STEPS:
Add sugar and peaches to a pan on medium heat.
After a minute, take pan off heat and add rum, BE CAREFUL, this will flame. Return pan to heat and let cook until flame goes out. You can use a lighter if it did not flambé but be careful.
Pour over vanilla ice cream and angel food cake.

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About the Chef:
Chef J. Maxwell is releasing a cookbook in September. It includes an integrated website with cooking tips and short cooking videos. Chef J has a son named Skyler who has Autism. All of the profits will go toward Skyler's development. He is scheduled to get a service dog soon.

Chef J. Maxwell was a contestant on Hells Kitchen Season 5. He has 20 years experience as a restaurateur. He has been a chef at Country Clubs and hotels and has opened fine dining restaurants. He is an experienced coffee roaster, and is now a restaurant consultant. He was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia and grew up crabbing and fishing.