Breaded and Fried Scallops

  4.4 – 11 reviews  • Scallops

Butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and confectioners’ sugar are all that are needed to make a delicious cream cheese frosting.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 2
Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup Italian-season bread crumbs, or more to taste
  2. salt and ground black pepper to taste
  3. 1 egg
  4. ½ cup bay scallops, or more to taste
  5. 2 tablespoons butter
  6. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  7. 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Mix bread crumbs, salt, and pepper in a resealable plastic bag.
  2. Whisk egg lightly in a bowl. Dip scallops in egg; place in the bread crumb mixture in the bag. Seal bag and shake until scallops are coated with bread crumbs.
  3. Bring butter, olive oil, and lemon juice to a simmer in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add breaded scallops; cook, shaking skillet occasionally, until browned, 6 to 7 minutes.
  4. Use plain bread crumbs if preferred.
  5. I use bay scallops, but sea scallops would also be good.
  6. Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of breading ingredients. The actual amount of breading consumed will vary.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 487 kcal
Carbohydrate 43 g
Cholesterol 146 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 25 g
Saturated Fat 9 g
Sodium 1213 mg
Sugars 2 g
Fat 24 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Jennifer Peterson
WILL NEVER MAKE AGAIN
Bryan Brown
Love this, I use PANKO BREAD CRUMBS much better, and if you want them little more crisp add about a tablespoon of cornstarch.
Lauren Salazar
I was surprised just how good this was. I also made some shrimp. And I threw in a couple of whole cloves of garlic with the olive oil, butter and fresh lemon.
Katie Massey
Made just as it was written – delicious will make it again!
Christopher Mason
Added a dash of cayenne and garlic powder, served with cole slaw and tartar sauce (mayo and chow chow, with a splash of worcestershire and Frank’s Hot Sauce). Also flash fried some shoestring potatoes as accompaniment. About made myself sick eating a whole pound by meself.
Charles Reyes
It was easy The only thing the bread crumbs wouldnt stay on the scallops to well.
Nathan Johnson
delicious, but I must of done something wrong the breadcrumbs didnt stay on
Dylan Davis
Super easy and taste great
James Wagner
This was perfect for us. I needed to make it GF. I used Aleias GF crispy crumbs.
Tammy Frank
Excellent !, I made 1 change – substituted plain breadcrumbs for the Italian and added some dried basil and oregano. Overall, as a retired teacher, I give it an A+
Tyler Alvarado
I really enjoyed this recipe. I only needed one serving so I cut the recipe back. I heated the oil on high until it shimmered added the scallops and turned the heat down to med. high and cooked them for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Cooking bay scallops for 6-7 minutes is way too long IMHO. I didn’t have a fresh lemon, I was so sure that I did, so I omitted that part of the recipe. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to trying this recipe again.

 

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