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- Hey friends, it's Shawn with iwashyoudry.com.
And today we are going to be making
my delicious garlic butter scallops.
Now these garlic butter scallops come together
in just minutes and are perfect with some thin pasta.
So go ahead and get that started now.
The first thing we're going to do
is take about a pound of scallops,
and I've got large sea scallops here.
Bay scallops are going to be the smaller ones.
So you want to go with the bigger ones.
Pat them dry between two paper towels
to get some of that moisture out of there.
Perfect.
And then I'm going to season them
with about a half a teaspoon of salt
and a quarter teaspoon of black pepper.
Okay, now we're going to heat up a skillet.
All right, so I'm going to use a stainless steel pan.
You can also use a cast iron pan,
and we're just going to add in
about a tablespoon of olive oil
and let it get nice and heated up.
All right, and just like most seafood,
these scallops are going to cook very fast.
And if you do over cook it,
they're going to be tough and rubbery.
So you want to make sure that you don't overcook them.
You're just looking for an internal temperature
of about 125 degrees to 130 degrees.
Basically they should be soft to the touch
when you push down on the middle
after they've cooked.
We're going to just sear them right now.
(oil sizzling)
Once the scallop are nice and seared,
and still just slightly squishy to the touch,
we're going to remove them from the pan.
All right, and to our hot skillet,
I am going to add my favorite Land O'Lakes butter
with olive oil and sea salt.
And we're going to add in three tablespoons.
And I love this butter spread
because it just makes cooking dinner
on a busy weeknight so much easier.
It tastes delicious.
And Land O'Lakes is a farmer-owned company,
which I just absolutely love.
So we're going to melt this butter spread into our skillet.
And then I am just going to simply add in
two teaspoons of minced garlic.
Stir that until it's nice and fragrant.
Hmm, it already smells so good.
And then just a half of a lemon.
I'm going to the juice out of this.
This is going to really brighten up the flavors.
It compliments the scallops nicely.
All right.
Perfect, smells divine.
All right.
Now I am just going to add in our scallops back to the pan,
and then you just garnish it
with about a tablespoon of fresh parsley.
Oh my goodness, it smells amazing.
You can just take some of that butter sauce
and simply spoon it over the scallops.
So good.
And then, like I said, I already cooked my pasta.
So I am going to plate this,
these garlic butter scallops real quick for you.
And you're going to see just how delicious they are.
Pasta.
And I'm using a thin spaghetti,
angel hair would also work,
just something nice and delicate
to go with the tender scallops.
You can add the scallops are right on top.
Then my favorite part,
spoon more of that delicious sauce,
buttery sauce, right over the top.
Just a little bit more parsley on there,
and then definitely serve it with a lemon wedge.
Nice and bright flavors.
Ooh, so good.
Serve this with some crusty bread
and it's a perfect easy weeknight dinner,
or also super elegant for like a fancy romantic dinner.
Either way, you're going to love it.
Let's give it a try.
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Mm-mm.
Mmm, wow, that's so good.
The scallops are buttery, and tender,
and flavorful, and juicy.
Oh, this is an excellent, excellent meal.
I cannot wait for you guys to try it.
Go ahead and head to iwashyoudry.com
to get the full recipe,
as well as more amazing,
quick and easy dinner recipes just like this one.
And I will see you guys next time, bye.