How To Cook Scallops Lemon Butter

Place scallops flat side down in pan and cook 1 2 minutes to sear.

How to cook scallops lemon butter. Once butter has melted tilt he pan slightly and use a large spoon to spoon the butter over the scallops. Add the lemon juice salt and pepper. You need only five ingredients for the pan sauce butter garlic dry white wine lemon juice and salt.

How to make the lemon butter sauce. As the butter cooks gently swirl the pan to keep it moving without burning. To make the lemon butter sauce melt 2 tablespoons butter in the skillet.

Heat up a skillet with the melted butter. Add the bay scallops stir and saute. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the same pan scraping up any browned bits left over from the scallops.

Then continue to cook the butter swirling constantly for 4 to 5 minutes until the butter turns a deep golden brown. Remove pan from heat then add butter. Stir in the remaining tablespoon of butter and lemon juice.

Melt butter in a large skillet set over medium high heat. After your scallops are seared remove them from the pan and set aside. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

In the same pan add a couple of tablespoons butter. Add garlic and cook stirring frequently until fragrant about 1 minute. Saute the garlic by stirring with spatula a few times.