You don’t need a bunch of ingredients or a lot of time to make a delicious meal with scallops. A little bit of love and a minimal bit of skill will bring out the sweet taste of the scallop to your palate. Here are three quick and easy to make recipes for scallops that I hope you will enjoy.
Pan Fried Scallops
What you need:
- 1 lb fresh sea scallops (medium sized)
- 1/3 cup bread crumbs
- 3 T butter
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- dash of paprika (1/16 t)
- 1 lemon
What you do:
- In medium bowl, combine salt, pepper, paprika and bread crumbs; add scallops and roll until coated.
- Heat butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add scallops and fry until golden-brown, approximately 6 to 8 minutes, turning occasionally.
- Serve with lemon wedges.
Scallops Italiano
What you need:
- 1 lb large sea scallops
- 2 T olive oil
- 1/4 t pepper
- 1/8 t salt
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 t fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 2 T fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 1/2 c tomatoes, diced
- 1 T lemon juice
What you do:
- In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, parsley, basil, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet.
- Add scallops and cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes on each side.
- Add the other ingredients from bowl and cook until heated through (no more than 2 minutes) while stirring.
Quick and Easy Scallops
What you need:
- 1 lb bay scallops
- 2 T olive oil
- lemon pepper
What you do:
- Season scallops with lemon pepper per taste.
- In a medium skillet, heat oil on high heat.
- Add scallops to skillet and cook for 5 minutes, turning scallops over halfway through cooking.
- Serve with lemon wedges or melted butter.