Recipe: Crackling-Crusted Scallops with Tabasco Sauce and Tasso Ham Candy

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August 09, 2011

Crackling-Crusted Diver Scallops with Tabasco Sauce and Tasso Ham Candy

In this Cajun-style recipe from Louisianan chef Scott Varnedoe, scallops are hugged in a porky crust of powdered cracklings, then napped with a buttery Tabasco sauce. Varnedoe plays up the porcine factor by adding candied shards of smoky tasso ham, a regional specialty that's woefully hard to come by beyond Bayou Country, but thick-cut sliced bacon or pancetta work well in its place. Get the recipe here, and don't forget to serve some of Varnedoe's excellent succotash on the side.