Garlic Butter Scallops with Lemon Sauce

I am a sucker for all thing seafood and I love scallops.

My neighborhood store has a scallops sale this week and I just had to buy them and make these amazing garlic butter scallops with lemon sauce.

And guess what, I finished all of them.

Most people would think of scallop as a super fancy ingredient that you can only get in expensive restaurants.

This is totally wrong.

When scallops are on sale, you can get 1 lb for a fraction of eating out, and you get 10x the quantity and not just two on your plate!

My garlic lemon butter scallops were perfectly cooked, in the most amazing and mouthwatering lemon sauce, and it took me less than 20 minutes.

Serve them with plain spaghetti and slurp down the lemon sauce.

Date nights at home are easier and cheaper than you think!

How Many Calories Per Serving?

This recipe is only 321 calories per serving.

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Garlic Butter Scallops with Lemon Sauce Recipe

Servings 3 people

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Garlic Butter Scallops with Lemon Sauce - better than restaurant's pan-seared scallops with buttery lemon sauce, cheaper and so delicious.

Calories 321 kcal

Author Bee | Rasa Malaysia

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs sea scallops
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 1 tablespoon Japanese mirin ,sweet rice wine, (optional)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

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Directions

1. 1

   Rinse the scallops with cold water, pat dry with paper towels. Remove the side-muscle if you find any still attached. Season with salt and black pepper on both sides of the scallops.

2. 2

   Heat up a skillet with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Pan-seared the scallops until both sides are nicely charred (but inside might not be cooked through). Dish out and set aside. On the same skillet, add the remaining melted butter and saute the garlic until light brown. Add the white wine, mirin (if using), lemon juice. Transfer the scallops back into the skillet. Add salt (to taste) and the parsley. As soon as the sauce comes to a light simmer, turn off the heat and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Garlic Butter Scallops with Lemon Sauce Recipe

Amount Per Serving (3 people)

Calories 321 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Fat 16g25%

Saturated Fat 9g56%

Cholesterol 94mg31%

Sodium 936mg41%

Potassium 491mg14%

Carbohydrates 11g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 27g54%

Vitamin A 580IU12%

Vitamin C 4.6mg6%

Calcium 24mg2%

Iron 0.9mg5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Garlic Butter Scallops