Simple Scallops Food

SIMPLY SEARED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Pat sea scallops dry with paper towels. Season with some lemon juice, salt, and pepper on one side.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over high heat. Place scallops in the skillet seasoned-side down. Cook until browned on the bottom, about 2 minutes. Season with remaining lemon juice, salt, and pepper; flip. Continue cooking until opaque, about 2 minutes more. Garnish with lemon zest.

SIMPLE SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Mix Old Bay seasoning into flour.
• Roll scallops in flour.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add scallops; sauté 2 1/2 minutes on each side or until browned.
• Serve with rice pilaff or roasted potatoes and asparagus.

SIMPLE SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Combine garlic, butter, sherry, mushrooms, scallions and parsley in a saucepan.
• Saute 2 minutes over medium heat.
• Add scallops, stir and simmer 2 minutes.
• Add flour, stir to incorporate.
• Slowly add the half and half stirring until thickened and scallops are tender.
• Serve in a bowl or over rice.

SUPER SIMPLE SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Remove the scallops from the shell.
• Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium high heat.
• Add the scallops and cook for about 2 minutes, turn and cook a further minute on the other side. Return to the shell.
• Add remaining ingredients to the pan and cook for about 3 minutes or until reduced by about a half.
• Drizzle a little of the sauce over each scallop, distributing the herbs evenly.
• serves 2 as an appetiser.

SEARED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Remove the small side muscle from the scallops, rinse with cold water and thoroughly pat dry.
• Add the butter and oil to a 12 to 14-inch saute pan on high heat. Salt and pepper the scallops. Once the fat begins to smoke, gently add the scallops, making sure they are not touching each other. Sear the scallops for 1 1/2 minutes on each side. The scallops should have a 1/4-inch golden crust on each side while still being translucent in the center. Serve immediately.

SAUTEED BAY SCALLOPS WITH LEMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Choose a saute pan large enough to hold all of the scallops in one layer without overcrowding the pan or without them touching each other. Cook in batches if necessary. Heat the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter until nearly smoking. Add the scallops and do not move or shake pan, but allow the scallops to brown well on one side before tossing the pan to flip them or gently turning them with a spatula to cook the second side.
• Remove the scallops from the pan and place on a warm serving platter. Return the pan in which the scallops had been cooked to the fire, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of sweet butter, and cook until the butter begins to turn a light brown color. When the butter has browned to a hazelnut color add the lemon juice and chopped parsley.
• Pour the classic lemon butter over the scallops, garnish with heart-shaped croutons and serve promptly.

QUICK PAN-SEARED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot; cook and stir until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in lemon juice and cook until evaporated, scraping the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon to release any browned bits, about 3 minutes.
• Place scallops 1/2 inch apart in the skillet. Cook until browned on the bottom, about 1 minute. Flip and continue cooking until the second side is deeply browned, about 1 minute more.
• Transfer scallops to a serving plate; season with salt and pepper. Garnish with parsley.

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.

SIMPLE SAUTE SCALLOPS

Steps:

• heat saute pan, add oil.
• saute garlic and shallot until tender.
• add scallops sprinkle with paprika.
• cook over med heat approx 15 min (depending on size of scallops) turn mid way.
• Enjoy!

SIMPLE SCALLOPS WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients for dipping sauce in a small mixing bowl and mix until sugar has dissolved. Set aside.
• Spray cooking oil in pan, heat pan on a medium heat then cook the scallops on both sides for about 4 minutes each side or until lightly brown.
• Add cooked scalloped on individual tooth picks then garnish with cilantro leaves and sesame seeds.
• Serve with dipping sauce.