Garlic Butter Scallops with Lemon Sauce

Published: Oct 12, 2017 · Modified: Jul 5, 2022 by Rasa Malaysia

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

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

Garlic butter scallops with lemon sauce in a skillet.

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.

Easy and quick pan-seared scallops with buttery lemon sauce.

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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!

Close up garlic butter scallops with lemon sauce in a skillet.

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

Close up juicy garlic butter scallops with lemon sauce.

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

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

Easy delicious homemade pan-seared scallops with buttery lemon sauce, ready to serve.

How Many Calories per Serving?

This recipe is only 321 calories per serving.

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Yield: 3 people

Garlic Butter Scallops with Lemon Sauce

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

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs. (0.6 kg) 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

Instructions

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.
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 Information

Yield

3

Serving Size

3 people
Amount Per Serving Calories 321Total Fat 16gSaturated Fat 9gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 94mgSodium 936mgCarbohydrates 11gSugar 1gProtein 27g

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Comments

Marina

June 14, 2021 at 9:50 pm

Another hit! I love the flavor and simplicity of preparation. I made this recipe several times now. I am slowly cooking my way through your site. Haven’t tried anything I don’t keep cooking over and over.

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- Admin
  
  June 15, 2021 at 12:24 am
  
  Thanks for your support!
  
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Tom Hlas

December 22, 2018 at 6:53 am

Could I use frozen scallops?

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- Rasa Malaysia
  
  December 22, 2018 at 11:20 am
  
  Yes you can!
  
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Brenda Skinner

November 05, 2018 at 12:15 pm

This looks very good but it does not say if the garlic is to be chopped, minced, etc. Looking forward to giving it a try! Can’t rate it if I haven’t tried it yet

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- Rasa Malaysia
  
  November 05, 2018 at 1:34 pm
  
  Hi Brenda, garlic is minced. I just updated the recipe. It was an omission.
  
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Linda

February 09, 2018 at 12:10 pm

Can this Lemon and Garlic Butter be used as a lobster Dipping Sauce?

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- Rasa Malaysia
  
  February 09, 2018 at 2:08 pm
  
  Of course, that would be a very good idea. :)
  
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Bruce Deniger

December 12, 2017 at 11:30 pm

Can i use mussels instead of Scallops? I really love mussels, and i think this recipe i can even try with mussels.Cook time may vary but , Any ways gonna try it.Please do tell me if i will have to add any extra recipes.

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- Rasa Malaysia
  
  December 14, 2017 at 8:02 am
  
  Yes I think mussels will be great provided they are fresh. :)
  
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