Brown-butter Sea Scallops With Ginger Sweet Potatoes Ww

Total Time: 54 mins Preparation Time: 6 mins Cook Time: 48 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium sweet potatoes, about 2 pounds, scrubbed
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 1 inch fresh gingerroot, peeled and grated
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 3/4 lb large scallop, sliced in 1/4-inch thick rounds
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 prepare sweet potatoes:.
• 2 preheat the oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit. pierce the potatoes in several places.
• 3 bake sweet potatoes until tender, about 45 minutes.
• 4 halve the potatoes lengthwise, and scoop the pulp into a medium bowl.
• 5 stir in the milk, ginger, salt and pepper.
• 6 beat with an electric mixer at low speed until blended and smooth; keep warm.
• 7 prepare scallops:.
• 8 heat the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. cook until the butter just begins to brown slightly.
• 9 add the scallops, cook, turning once, until browned on the outside, and just opaque in the center, about 1 minute on each side.
• 10 sprinkle with the scallions and serve with the potatoes.