Lemon Garlic Scallop Kabobs Food

EASY GARLIC-LEMON SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in garlic, and cook for a few seconds until fragrant. Add scallops, and cook for several minutes on one side, then turn over, and continue cooking until firm and opaque.
• Remove scallops to a platter, then whisk salt, pepper, and lemon juice into butter. Pour sauce over scallops to serve.

SCALLOP KABOBS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Pour 1/4 cup into a large resealable plastic bag; add scallops. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 20 minutes. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring 3 cups water to a boil. Add peppers; cover and boil for 2 minutes. Drain and immediately place peppers in ice water. Drain and pat dry., Drain and discard marinade. On eight metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread the tomatoes, scallops and peppers., Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes on each side or until scallops are firm and opaque, basting occasionally with reserved marinade.

LEMON GARLIC SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Prepare scallops: Remove the side muscle from the scallop the pat them dry with paper towels.
• Cook Scallops: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet on high heat. Gently add the scallops to the skillet, making sure they are not touching each other. Season them generously with salt and pepper then add the 2 tbsp of butter to the skillet. Sear the scallops for 2 minutes on the first side then flip them over and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes on the other side. Season the other side with salt and pepper as well. They should have a golden crust on each side when they are done. Cook in batches if they don't all fit in the skillet. Transfer the scallops to a plate.
• Make sauce: In another skillet (see notes) heat the olive oil over high heat then add the butter and cook until it melts. Add the garlic and saute for 20 to 30 seconds until it becomes aromatic. Don't over cook it, you don't want it to burn.
• Add the white wine and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook the sauce for another minute then turn off the heat. Add the scallops back to the skillet, including all the juices.
• Serve: Serve immediately over pasta.

PAN-SEARED LEMON AND GARLIC SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Place scallops in a bowl and sprinkle with salt. Cover and let rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Combine 5 tablespoons warm butter, lemon juice, and garlic in a bowl; whisk until combined. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• At the same time, remove scallops from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature, about 20 to 30 minutes.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat, making sure it does not smoke. Brush scallops with garlic mixture and add to the pan. Cook until the bottoms begin to sear and turn golden, about 2 minutes. Flip scallops, brush with garlic mixture, and cook another 2 minutes. Remove scallops from the heat and let them continue to cook while they rest, off the heat, for 5 more minutes. Plate and serve.

BEST GRILLED SHRIMP AND SCALLOP KABOBS

Steps:

• Soak wooden kabob sticks in water for one hour. Remove, let dry.
• Place shrimp and scallops in a reusable plastic bag, then insert them into another plastic bag to prevent leakage.
• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and microwave for 1-2 minutes or until the butter is melted.
• Stir and set aside about 1/3 of the juice for basting.
• Pour the remaining marinade over the shrimp and scallops.
• Seal bag and refrigerate for one hour or overnight, turning bag over occasionally.
• Drain and discard the marinade - you will notice that some of the juice has hardened because of the butter...This is how it is supposed to look.
• Thread kabobs alternately using scallops and shrimp.
• Heat the grill, and place them on the BBQ uncovered, over medium heat, and grill for about 3 to 5 minutes per side, turning once.
• Brush each side with the remaining marinade.
• Grill until shrimp turns pink and scallops are opaque.
• Yields 15 Kabobs

GRILLED SCALLOPS AND SHRIMP KABOBS

Steps:

• Place your shrimp and scallops in a large Ziploc freezer bag.
• In a bowl combine all the other ingredients and stir until mixed.
• Pour ¾ of the marinade into the bag with shrimp and scallops, reserve ¼ of the marinade for basting while the skewers are on the grill.
• Place the bag in the refrigerator and allow the shrimp and scallops to marinate for 15-30 minutes, turning the bag occasionally.
• Soak your wooden skewers in water for at least 1 hour, remove and let dry on a paper towel.
• Drain and discard the marinade, thread the shrimp, and scallops on to the skewers alternating between them.
• Preheat your grill to medium-hot.
• Place the skewers on to the grill and grill each side for 3-5 minutes.
• Using the reserved marinade baste each side of the skewers.
• Grill until your shrimp are and pink and the scallops are opaque; you should have nice grill marks on both the shrimp and the scallops.
• Serve immediately.

SCALLOP SKEWERS

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix first five ingredients to make sauce. Assemble skewers by placing one scallop (or two-three bay scallops) and one piece of scallion on each skewer. (These skewers can be prepped a day ahead and kept chilled in the fridge, then grilled a few hours before party time and kept warm until serving.)
• Brush with ginger soy sauce and cook about two minutes per side or until just opaque. Be careful not to overcook scallops or they'll get a rubbery texture. Continue to brush with sauce throughout cooking.

GRILLED LEMON GARLIC SCALLOPS

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and Italian seasoning.
• Salt and pepper the scallops and add to the bowl and toss in marinade to coat. Let marinate in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
• Place the scallops on a grill over medium high heat. Let cook on each side for about 2 minutes or until cooked throughout and slightly charred.

GARLIC SCALLOP KEBABS

Steps:

• In a shallow glass dish, combine lemon juice, wine, garlic, bay leaf, lemon peel, and pepper. Mix well. Reserve 3 tablespoons. Add scallops to dish, toss to coat. Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Remove scallops from marinade. Discard marinade. Use six 12-inch metal skewers. Alternately thread scallops, mushrooms, bell peppers, and onion.
• Place kebabs on grill (over medium heat).
• Grill 6 inch from heat, turning occasionally and basting with the 3 tablespoons reserved lemon mixture, until scallops are cooked through and vegetables are lightly browned, about 7 to 8 minutes. Serve!

LEMON PEPPER BAY SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Rinse and dry scallops.
• Spread olive oil on the bottom of a saute pan, and add minced garlic. Heat garlic on medium in olive oil until oil is warm.
• Add scallops, and turn heat to medium-high. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• Keep the scallops moving for 4 minutes, or until opaque and tender. With one minute to go, squeeze lemon into the pan and continue to toss scallops around the pan.
• Serve right out of the pan, very hot.

HONEY-GARLIC SCALLOP KABOBS

Steps:

• Heat greased grill to medium heat.
• Cook bacon, in batches, in large skillet on medium heat until almost done, turning halfway through the cooking time. (Bacon should still be pliable - do not cook until crisp.) Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels. Cool slightly.
• Pat scallops dry with paper towels; season with pepper. Wrap with bacon. Thread onto 12 small skewers.
• Mix remaining ingredients until blended. Reserve half the ketchup mixture for later use. Brush kabobs with remaining ketchup mixture.
• Grill kabobs 3 to 5 min. on each side or until scallops are opaque, brushing with reserved ketchup mixture for the last few minutes.

GRILLED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Place the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning and garlic in a large bowl or resealable plastic bag. Stir to combine the ingredients.
• Add the scallops to the bag or bowl. Toss to coat evenly with the marinade. Seal the bag or cover the bowl.
• Refrigerate and marinate for at least 15 minutes or up to 2 hours. You don't want to marinate for longer than that, as the acid in the lemon juice will start to cook the scallops.
• Thread the scallops onto skewers. This is optional, if you have very large scallops you can skip the skewers and toss them directly onto the grill.
• Heat an outdoor grill or indoor grill pan over medium high heat.
• Place the skewers or loose scallops on the grill. Cook for 1-2 minutes on each side or until scallops are firm and opaque.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.