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.
Reggie is and amateur cook who loves experimenting with easy to make recipes. For more cooking articles, recipes and food related links, visit http://www.easybreezyrecipes.com