Easy Garlic Lemon Scallops Recipe

Name: Easy Garlic Lemon Scallops Recipe
Total time: 15 mins
Ingredients: 0.75 cup butter; 3 tablespoons minced garlic; 2 pounds large sea scallops; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon salt; 0.125 teaspoon pepper

Enjoy large sea scallops sautéed in butter and garlic, served with a luscious lemon butter sauce. This simple scallop recipe guarantees melt-in-your-mouth results!

Total time15 mins
Prep time10 mins
Cook time5 mins
Yield6

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Ingredients

0.75 cup butter
3 tablespoons minced garlic
2 pounds large sea scallops
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
0.13 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

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Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the minced garlic and cook until fragrant, only a few seconds.
Carefully arrange scallops in a single layer in the skillet. Cook until golden brown on one side, approximately 2 minutes. Turn the scallops over using tongs and continue cooking until firm and opaque, about 2 minutes more.
Transfer the cooked scallops to a serving platter, being sure to reserve the flavorful butter in the skillet.
Whisk lemon juice, salt, and pepper into the butter; pour the resulting lemon butter sauce generously over the scallops to serve immediately.
Serve and enjoy your delicious scallops!

Nutrition

Calories: 408 kcal
Fat Content: 24 g
Fiber Content: 0 g
Sugar Content: 0 g
Sodium Content: 988 mg
Protein Content: 39 g
Cholesterol Content: 152 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 9 g
Saturated Fat Content: 15 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g