Don’t be wary of this day just for the fancy-pants name! It may be National Coquilles St. Jacques Day, but the term is just a fancy, French way to describe a particular way to cook scallops. There isn’t an official recipe for Coquilles St. Jacques, but all variations include serving a breaded, broiled scallop in a creamy wine sauce and presented classically on its own shell. In France, the coquille is a certain species of scallop, and for the dish to keep this name, it is the coquille and only the coquille that can be used. But for all other regions that aren’t native to the coquille–like New York City, for one–any old scallop variety will do. Read MORE...

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 Coquilles Saint Jacques Parisienne Recipe
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 Coquilles Saint Jacques Gratinéed Scallops Recipe

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Overloaded Coquilles Saint Jacques Made Healthy Recipe
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Coquilles Saint Jacques in Shell Recipe
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Coquilles Saint Jacques for 1Recipe
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Great scallops! Is it dinner time yet?
 

yum, yum, yum . . . yummy!