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Shells of St. James (Scallops) 

- chop 2 shallots.
- Pour 1/4 l of white wine in a saucepan, add salt, pepper, and scallops.  Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes.
-take out the scallops and add shallots to the liquid.  Boil until reduced to 3Tsp.
- Warm oven to high temperature (500)
- Melt 30g of butter in a saucepan. Add 1Tsp of flour mixing until changing color. Pour cooking juice and whisk.  Set saucepan on the side and add 250g of sour cream. Bring to a boil.
- Squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon.  Add it to the sauce along with the egg yolks(adding one at a time).
- Put scallops  in a ovenproof dish, pour sauce over.  Cover with bread crumbs and cook in the oven until bread crumbs are toasted.

Serve hot with a bottle of wine from the Loire Valley.

Bon appétit!

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