Creamy Garlic Scallops

4.61 from 38 votes

Creamy Garlic Scallops - easy, creamy and one of the best scallop recipes ever. Takes only 15 mins, better than restaurants and much cheaper!

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: American Recipes

Cuisine: Scallops

Keyword: Creamy Garlic Scallops

Servings: people

Calories: 138kcal

Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

1 lb (500g) jumbo natural scallops
salt
ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon melted butter
2 cloves garlic minced
3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons white wine or Japanese cooking sake optional
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt to taste
1 teaspoon chopped parsley leaves
1 slice lemon wedges quartered, for garnishing, optional

Instructions

Rinse the scallops, pat dry with paper towels. Season with salt and black pepper.
Heat up a skillet with olive oil and butter. Pan-sear the scallops on both sides until nicely browned, but don't overcook them. Remove and set aside.
On the same skillet, add the garlic and saute. Add a little bit of olive oil if you want. Add the cream, water, wine, salt and cayenne pepper. Bring it to a gentle simmer until the sauce thickens a bit.
Add the scallops back into the skillet, add the chopped parsley leaves and lemon wedges, turn off heat and serve immediately.

Notes

Buy only natural scallops (untreated with water) for this recipe. Natural scallops are creamy in color, opaque, not transparent looking,and slippery when touched. You can get natural scallops at Whole Foods or Costco, or seafood stores.

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