"Lass Chance_2" > wrote in message
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> Scallops are weird. One minute OVER cooked, they are tough and chewy.
> One minute UNDER-done, they're slimy and flabby.
>

This is the reason I pour off the water that cooks out of them, because by
the time I reduced it, the scallops would be tough. I suppose I could remove
the scallops and reduce the water, make some sort of sauce, but I like them
plain.