A delicious scallop preparation method.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 6 mins |
| Total Time: | 21 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small shallot, minced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 12 sea scallops
- 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, or to taste
Instructions
- 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.
- You can substitute 1/4 cup minced yellow onion for the shallot if preferred.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 176 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 51 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 22 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 285 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I have made this recipe twice. The first time it turned out nearly perfect, although cooking on medium heat doesn’t work. Also, I read the various reviews and followed some of their recommendations – such as adding a little bit of garlic, using scallions rather than shallots and cooking at medium high heat. The second time was a total disaster, nothing having to do with the recipe. I was told that Scallop Product was the same as Scallops. I know, I am an idiot. If all you can find is Scallop Product then do not make this recipe. This stuff has way too much water in it, and the result was an absolute mess.
This was very easy and delicious! I’ll be making this my go to recipe for a quick and easy dinner!!
Scallops turned out perfect and the shallot bits were delicious!
WAY…way too much lemon!!! Completely overpowered the scallops. It was gross, will never make it again
Made it for first time with this recipe for 2 adults. It was quick & easy. The scallops were delicious!
Green onions instead of shallots. Very tasty. Thanks.
I was drawn to this recipe because it used olive oil instead of butter. The only thing I did different was lightly seasoned with a salt free old bay type that I make myself. The scallops browned perfectly on a medium high heat.
Aweful. Did not brown after several minutes. I did eat a couple, not great, very disappointing.
Easy recipe!!! Wonderful flavor too! (just don’t burn the butter / garlic… I had to start over with the sauce) Our scallops were medium sized and was great on 1 minute per side. I might consider searing the scallops next time, but these were delicious on angel hair pasta. I was hesitant to try to cook scallops, but not any more.
I had some scallops and was doing a search to find out how long to cook them when I found this quick and easy recipe. I actually had all the ingredients on hand. It was good, although I might use some butter with or instead of the olive oil next time. It took a few minutes longer than indicated in the recipe, bu I had this with steamed broccoli, and it worked well.
My family loved this recipe. It is going in the box.
Very easy to make, and was delicious. Just make sure not to over cook the scallops! I served it with some spaghetti which soaked up some of the lemon/shallot goodness. I will definitely make this again.
These scallops are great. I served them on a bed of sauteed baby spinach with jasmine rice. Quick and tasty meal.
I added garlic…just because I love it and this was great, super easy and delish!
I added garlic…just because I love it and this was great, super easy and delish!
I really dislike leaving a bad review but this wasn’t the best method for cooking scallops. I cut the recipe back to one serving and used a smaller pan. On med. heat scallops will not become deeply browned in one or two minutes and by that time the shallot is burned leaving a bitter taste. The lemon was a nice touch.