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
- 11/2 t fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 2 T fresh parsley, chopped
- 11/2 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.
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