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Seared Scallops with Bacon - easy seared scallops with crispy bacon bites in butter and lemon. Succulent, juicy, restaurant quality and much cheaper!
I love scallops, especially seared scallops.
There is nothing not to love about them, so tender, juicy, succulent and briny, except the price tag when you eat out at restaurants.
Homemade seared scallops are so much cheap as you get 10x more in quantity.
Scallops are very easy to make at home.
All you have to do is searing them; in this seared scallops with bacon recipe, you use bacon to complement the flavors of the scallops.
They are heavenly!
As scallops are naturally delicious so all you need are some salt and ground black pepper, a squirt or two of fresh lime juice, some parsley and you have restaurant quality seared scallops.
The best thing is you get so much more instead of two pieces at restaurants.
Bon appetit!
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This recipe is only 418 calories per serving.
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Seared Scallops with Bacon
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs (750g) scallops
- salt
- ground black pepper
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 4 slices bacon, cut into small pieces
- lime wedges
- 1/2 tablespoon chopped parsley
Instructions
- Remove the ligaments attached to the sides of the scallops. Rinse and pat them dry with paper towels. Season both sides of the scallops with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
- Heat a skillet (cast iron preferred) over medium heat and cook the bacon until the fat renders and it becomes golden and crispy. Remove the bacon from the skillet, but keep the bacon fat in the pan. Add the scallops to the skillet and pan-sear each side for about 1 minute, or until the surface is crisp and golden brown. Flip and repeat on the other side.
- Add the bacon back to the skillet and squeeze some fresh lemon juice over the scallops. Top with chopped parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Another amazing recipe. I almost didn’t make it because of the bacon, but I love it on its own so why not? It complemented scallops so well!
Made this Friday night, my husband raved about how good it was and so then we made them Saturday! So easy and soooo delicious!
Omg, these photos look fantastic. I bet these are super delicious! Thank you for posting the recipe, I’m definitely going to try it soon.
Awesome, thanks Barbara.
This looks so yummy! Scallops are my very favorite seafood =)
Thanks Sara, yes I love scallops, too.