SEARED SCALLOPS
For a seafood supper tonight, try Alton Brown's foolproof Seared Scallops recipe. The trick is to add a touch of butter to the pan for a golden sear.
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories main-dish
Time 8m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
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.
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.2 calories, Carbohydrate 5.5 g, Cholesterol 51.3 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 21.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 285.1 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
PAN-SEARED LEMON AND GARLIC SCALLOPS
Scallops have a reputation for being hard to cook correctly, but this recipe is really fast, easy, and oh so tasty. The key is high heat for the sear, a good nonstick pan, and clarified butter. Pairs well with risotto.
Provided by Brian Genest
Categories Seafood Shellfish Scallops
Time 1h20m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 675.1 calories, Carbohydrate 10.1 g, Cholesterol 232.4 mg, Fat 52.5 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 42.5 g, SaturatedFat 31.7 g, Sodium 1647.9 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
SEARED SCALLOPS WITH PAN SAUCE
Seven ingredients and one skillet lead the way to home cooking that's as good as anything you'll eat in restaurants.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories Seafood Shellfish Scallop Butter Quick & Easy Dinner Chive White Wine
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut 2 tablespoons of the butter into pea-sized pieces, put it on a small plate, and stick it in the freezer. Heat a large skillet over medium-heat high for 3 or 4 minutes. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and the olive oil and wait for the butter to melt.
- Pat the scallops dry with paper towels, add them to the pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper; work in batches if necessary to avoid crowding the skillet. Cook, turning once, until they are well browned on both sides but not quite cooked through, 2 minutes per side (less if the scallops are under 1 inch across; more if they're over). Transfer the scallops to a plate.
- Stir in the garlic, lemon juice, and wine and scrape all the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet with a spatula. Lower the heat to medium and cook until the liquid in the skillet thickens, a minute or two, then whisk in the butter you chilled in the freezer, one bit at a time, to make a creamy sauce, adding another tablespoon or two of liquid if necessary.
- Return the scallops to the skillet and add the chives. Adjust the heat so the sauce bubbles gently and toss to coat the scallops with the sauce. To serve, transfer the scallops to a platter and spoon the sauce over all.
- Variation:
- Seared Scallops With Cherry Tomatoes and Basil: Skip the lemon juice. Cut 1 pint cherry tomatoes in half. Add the tomatoes with the garlic and wine and cook until they wrinkle a bit and release their juice, 2 or 3 minutes. Use chopped fresh basil leaves instead of chives.
- Cooks' Notes
- Releasing From The Pan: The scallops will offer no resistance when they're ready to turn. Press down gently while the scallops cook to encourage full contact with the pan, then listen for a hiss: That's moisture heating and evaporating.
- Getting A Good Sear: The idea is to brown the scallops well on both sides without overcooking them, so keep the heat as high as you can without creating too much smoke.
- Building Sauce With Butter: After you add the liquid and deglaze the pan, the addition of butter develops fantastic creaminess and richness.
- Finishing The Dish: As soon as the scallops are cooked through completely and coated with the sauce, remove the pan from the heat; they will continue to cook. Nick-and-peek into one if you need to check for doneness.
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170.2 calories, Carbohydrate 2.7 g, Cholesterol 38.9 mg, Fat 9.3 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 18 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 320.2 mg
PAN SEARED SCALLOPS
Provided by Martha Stewart
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- If necessary, remove the small, tough muscle (called the adductor) found on the side of the scallops (often the fishmonger will have removed it). Heat a medium nonstick skillet over high heat. Season scallops on both sides with coarse salt and pepper. When pan is hot, add enough oil to coat bottom of pan (about 1 tablespoon), and swirl to coat evenly. Add scallops and quickly jerk the pan to keep them from sticking. Sear until lightly golden, about 45 seconds; with an offset spatula, turn over and cook until opaque throughout, about 30 seconds more (be careful not to turn too soon or the scallops may tear). Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. Serve sprinkled with pink salt, if desired, and lemon wedges.
PAN SEARED SCALLOPS
I found this recipe in my weekly grocery circular. I love it because it is quick to cook and I normally have all the ingredients on hand minus the fresh Sea Scallops. I made this last night for supper and both my husband and I thought it was delicious! I did substitute Montreal steak seasoning for the blackened steak seasoning because that is what I had on hand.
Provided by Denise in NH
Categories Weeknight
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- rinse scallops; pat dry.
- in a plastic bag combine flour and seasoning; add scallops; toss to coat.
- in a large skillet cook scallops in hot oil over medium heat and 6 minutes or until browned and opaque, turning once. remove scallops.
- add spinach to skillet; sprinkle with water.
- cook, covered, over medium-high heat 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted.
- add vinegar; toss to coat evenly.
- return scallops; heat through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 145.3, Fat 4.3, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 27.2, Sodium 502.4, Carbohydrate 10.4, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 1.5, Protein 16.1
SIMPLE PAN SEARED SCALLOPS
Make and share this Simple Pan Seared Scallops recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Creole cookin
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 9m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- mix sugar and salt.
- rinse scallops and place on a paper towel.
- heat butter on med- hi.
- season scallops with salt/sugar mixture.
- place seasoned side down and cook 3 minutes.
- season other side cook 3- 4 minutes.
- remove to plate and cover.
- pour wine in pan and reduce to a syrup.
- remove from heat and add 2tbs butter and parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.2, Fat 11.8, SaturatedFat 7.3, Cholesterol 42.9, Sodium 724.8, Carbohydrate 2.4, Sugar 1.2, Protein 6.5
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- Remove catch muscle if needed. Rinse scallops under cold water and thoroughly pat dry with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat grapeseed oil in a large stainless steel, non-stick, or cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Test the pan’s heat by sprinkling a tiny bit of water in it—if the water evaporates on contact, the pan is ready.
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