Abalone Almondine

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 abalone steaks
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup flour
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 pour milk into a large shallow bowl.
• 2 in another shallow bowl, combine flour seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper and corn meal.
• 3 melt 1/2 cup butter over moderate heat in a heavy 12 to 14 inch skillet.
• 4 while the butter is melting, dip each abalone steak first into the milk, then the flour mixture, so that each piece is well coated.
• 5 when the butter in the skillet has stopped foaming, quickly saute each steak on each side no more than 15 to 20 seconds per side.
• 6 important: overcooking will cause the abalone to be tough and you will have wasted lots of money!
• 7 as each steak is sauteed, remove from the skillet and place on a warm platte.
• 8 when all the steaks are sauteed, sprinkle with lemon juice and parsley.
• 9 place platter in a warm oven.
• 10 in a heavy skillet, melt 1/4 cup butter and saute the almonds over moderate heat for 4 to 6 minutes or until they are golden brown, stirring constantly.
• 11 remove the platter from the oven, pour the almonds and butter over the abalone steaks and serve at once.