Scallops, known for their delicate, sweet flavor and tender texture, are a versatile seafood that can be prepared in various ways. Searing scallops is a popular cooking technique that results in a golden-brown exterior and a succulent interior. When paired with sugar snap peas, a crisp and sweet vegetable, and radishes, a spicy and peppery root vegetable, you create a harmonious interplay of flavors and textures. This article will guide you through the process of selecting the freshest ingredients, preparing the scallops, and cooking them to perfection, resulting in a delightful and visually appealing dish that will impress your taste buds and delight your guests.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
SEARED SCALLOPS WITH SUGAR SNAP PEAS AND RADISHES
Steps:
- Make the salad: In a large bowl, whisk to combine oil, vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper. Add pepper cress, pea shoots, flowers, and beets, but do not toss to coat. Set aside.
- Prepare the peas and radishes: Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Add peas, and blanch for 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove from pot, and set aside. Blanch radishes for 2 minutes, and add to snap peas. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon water, the peas, and radishes. Cook until water evaporates and butter coats vegetables, about 2 1/2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, cook the scallops: Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season scallops with salt. Working in batches if necessary so as not to crowd pan, sear scallops until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter to keep warm. Season second side with salt and pepper. To the hot pan, add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and the orange zest and juice. Cook until butter is melted and flavors are combined, about 1 minute. Pour sauce over scallops.
- Toss the salad. Arrange scallops, salad, and sauteed vegetables on dinner plates. Garnish with chive flowers, if desired. Serve immediately.
SEA SCALLOPS WITH SUGAR SNAP PEAS
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, one pot, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Pluck off the ends of the peas and discard.
- Place peas in a saucepan, cover with water and add salt. Bring to a boil, drain and set aside.
- In a large nonstick skillet or wok, heat olive oil over high heat. Add snap peas and red peppers and cook, stirring and tossing, for 2 minutes. Add scallops and salt and pepper. Cook for one minute, stirring and tossing. Add shallots, garlic, vodka, lemon juice, cream and the coriander. Cook and stir for about 3 minutes or until scallops are heated through. Do not overcook. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 294, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 748 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SEARED SCALLOPS WITH SPICED BACON AND SUMMER SALAD
Provided by Food Network
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- HEAT grill to medium heat. GRILL corn 10 to 12 min. or until lightly charred, turning occasionally. Cool. CUT kernels off corn cobs; place in medium bowl. Add peas, tomatoes, radishes, shallots and 1 Tbsp. oil; mix lightly. Stir in cilantro, lime zest and juice. MEANWHILE, toss scallops with pepper and remaining oil until evenly coated. Grill 2 min. on each side or until opaque. Remove from grill. COMBINE brown sugar and A.1. in small bowl. Place bacon in single layer on 2 tacked large sheets heavy duty foil; brush with sugar mixture. Fold sides of foil to create rim and enclose bacon. Cook 6 min. or until crisp, turning occasionally. DRAIN bacon on paper towels, then break each piece into thirds. Serve scallops topped with bacon piece.
STIR-FRIED SCALLOPS WITH SUGAR SNAP PEAS
This is from Stir-Fries Best-Ever Wok and Pan Recipes. If you can't get fresh sugar snap peas use either thawed frozen ones or snow peas. corected for the missing amount of soy sauce.
Provided by Sandyg61
Categories Asian
Time 14m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat wok over medium heat, add the oil and swirl to coat the surface of the wok.
- Add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 30 seconds, or until fragrent.
- Add the peas and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the scallops and scallions and cook for 1 minute, or until the scallions are wilted.
- Stir in the oyster and soy sauces, sesame oil and sugar and heat for 1 minute, or until warmed through.
- Serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.2, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 37.5, Sodium 581.5, Carbohydrate 14.2, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 3.5, Protein 21.1
SCALLOPS AND SNAP PEAS
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large nonstick skillet over high heat, warm oil, about 1 minute; swirl to evenly coat bottom of pan. Add scallops, flat side down, and cook until browned on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Season with salt. Transfer to plate.
- Reduce heat to medium; add onion, and cook, stirring, until browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Add ginger, snap peas, and 1/2 cup water; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender and water has evaporated, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat; add scallops, lime juice, chili sauce, and cilantro leaves. Toss to evenly coat. Season with salt, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 158 g, Fat 4 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 20 g
SEARED SCALLOPS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: sea scallop, fine sea salt, black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, unsalted butter, garlic, dry white wine, fresh chives
Provided by Alix Traeger
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pat the scallops dry with a paper towel.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet set over medium-high heat, add the oil.
- When the oil is hot, add the scallops and cook until golden brown on one side, 2-3 minutes.
- Gently turn the scallops, and add the butter and garlic to the pan.
- Continue to cook, spooning the butter over the scallops until they are cooked through, about 3 minutes more.
- Add the white wine, cook another 10 seconds.
- Serve with chives.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209 calories, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 23 grams, Sugar 0 grams
SUGAR-SEARED SCALLOPS
This is a variation of a Recipezaar recipe for sugar-seared salmon (very tasty!). I decided to experiment with how I could make this recipe work with scallops because (1) I love the sweet, delicate taste of seared scallops; and (2) they were on sale. The results were great! I put them over rice, but you can put them over whatever you want... you can even put them over a nice romaine salad (you can chill the sauce and use it for dressing). Hope you enjoy, too. P.S. - I know it seems like this is an awful lot of butter to use, but you'll be making sauce with it, too.
Provided by Slapdash Gourmet
Categories Savory
Time 15m
Yield 12-15 scallops, 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix together the sugar, salt, and curry powder.
- In a medium skillet, heat the butter SLOWLY. Don't just throw the butter into a hot skillet or it'll brown, and you don't want that. You do, however, want to get the skillet good and hot so as to actually sear the scallops. You'll know it's ready when the butter begins to get bubbly.
- As your butter's heating up, roll each scallop in the sugar/salt/curry mixture. Coat all sides.
- If your butter's not hot enough yet, put them on a plate and wait until it's hot enough. If you put them into the skillet and it's not hot enough, your coating will not caramelize and it'll slide right off the scallops!
- Sear the scallops for about 3-4 minutes on each side. With tons, transfer scallops to a plate when done; cover with aluminum foil. Leave the butter in the skillet.
- Reduce heat on the skillet to medium (still bubbly, but not searing temp) and add the sour cream. Stir thoroughly and constantly as it cooks down into a sauce.
- Put the scallops over rice.
- Drizzle sauce over scallops.
- Sprinkle chopped cilantro over entire dish.
- Bask in the compliments you'll get from your dinner guests.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 546.1, Fat 28.1, SaturatedFat 16.7, Cholesterol 146.1, Sodium 1714.2, Carbohydrate 33.6, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 25.1, Protein 39.7
SEARED SCALLOPS WITH CREAMY NOODLES AND PEAS
Steps:
- Cook noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water , uncovered, until almost al dente, about 5 minutes, then stir in peas and cook until noodles are al dente, about 2 minutes more. Drain in a colander, then transfer to a platter and keep warm, loosely covered with foil.
- While noodles cook, pat scallops dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then add scallops. Increase heat to high and sear scallops, turning over once, until golden brown and just cooked through, 2 minutes total. Transfer to platter with noodles and keep covered.
- Add wine to skillet and deglaze by boiling, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, 1 minute. Stir in water and cream and boil until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in chives and pour sauce over scallops and noodles.
SEA SCALLOPS WITH SWEET ROASTED RED PEPPERS
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, easy, quick, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the broiler or prepare a charcoal grill.
- Place the peppers under the broiler or on the grill. Cook them on all sides until the skin is well charred. When cool enough to handle, split the peppers in half, core them and discard the charred skin and the seeds. Rinse in cold water. Pat dry with papers towels and cut them into 1/2-inch cubes.
- Remove and discard the ends of the snap peas.
- Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet and add the peas, cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the scallops, the red peppers, shallots, garlic, thyme, pepper flakes, liqueur, butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring and tossing over high heat for 4 minutes or until the scallops are cooked through. Do not overcook. Sprinkle with the coriander.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 332, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 24 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 1002 milligrams, Sugar 14 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SEARED SCALLOPS WITH BACON & SUMMER SALAD
Grill up our Seared Scallops with Bacon & Summer Salad recipe. This great dish stars seared scallops with bacon, corn, snap peas, cherry tomatoes and more.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat grill to medium heat.
- Grill corn 10 to 12 min. or until tender and lightly charred, turning occasionally. Cool.
- Meanwhile, toss scallops with pepper and 1 Tbsp. oil until evenly coated. Grill 2 min. on each side or until scallops are opaque. Remove from grill.
- Mix sugar and A.1. until blended. Place bacon in single layer on 2 stacked large sheets heavy-duty foil; brush bacon with sugar mixture. Fold up sides of foil to make rim. Grill 6 min. or until bacon is crisp, turning occasionally. Remove from grill; drain on paper towels.
- Cut kernels off corn cobs; place in medium bowl. Add peas, tomatoes, radishes, shallots and remaining oil; mix lightly. Stir in cilantro, lime zest and juice.
- Break each bacon slice into thirds; place over scallops. Serve with vegetable mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 400, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Sodium 770 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 35 g
SEARED SCALLOPS WITH MINT, PEAS, AND BACON
Buttery scallops and smoky bacon are balanced by sweet peas and lively mint in this company-worthy dish. All you need is one pan, a handful of ingredients, and 22 minutes to pull it off.
Provided by Rhoda Boone
Categories 22-Minute Meals Dinner Scallop Seafood Shellfish Bacon Pea Summer Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place scallops on a paper towel-lined plate and pat very dry with additional paper towels. Season both sides with 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper total.
- Bring 1 cup water to a boil, covered, in a small pot. Add peas and 1/2 tsp. salt; cook until peas are bright green and tender, about 2 minutes for fresh and 4 minutes for frozen. Drain peas through a strainer set over a bowl; reserve cooking liquid.
- Meanwhile, add bacon to a large skillet and heat over medium-high. Cook bacon, stirring occasionally, until fat starts to render, about 3 minutes. Add shallot and cook, stirring, until softened and lightly browned and bacon is crisp, about 3 minutes more. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon and shallot to a small bowl, reserving fat in skillet. Add 1/2 cup cooked peas to bacon mixture.
- Purée lemon juice, 1/8 tsp. salt, 1/8 tsp. pepper, the remaining 1 1/2 cups peas, and 1/2 cup reserved pea cooking liquid in a blender. Add oil and pureé until smooth. Add 2 Tbsp. mint leaves and pureé until just combined but pieces of mint are still visible. Divide pea purée among 4 plates.
- Heat skillet with reserved fat over high until just barely smoking. Working in batches and adding more oil if necessary, sear scallops until a golden brown crust has formed and scallop releases from skillet, about 3 minutes per side. Top pea purée with scallops and bacon-pea mixture, then sprinkle with remaining 1 Tbsp. mint.
Tips:
- For the best results, use fresh, high-quality scallops. Look for scallops that are plump and have a slightly sweet smell.
- Sear the scallops in a hot skillet with a little oil. This will help to create a nice crust on the outside while keeping the inside tender and juicy.
- Don't overcrowd the skillet when searing the scallops. This will prevent them from cooking evenly.
- Cook the scallops for 2-3 minutes per side, or until they are opaque and just cooked through.
- Serve the scallops immediately with your favorite sides.
Conclusion:
Seared scallops are a quick and easy dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal or a special occasion. They are also a great source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Serve them with your favorite sides, such as roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or rice.
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