Scallops with Lemon Butter Sauce
These Scallops with Lemon Butter Sauce are so easy to make and yet the flavor is straight out of a 5 Star Restaurant. And it cooks in under 10 minutes!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Scallops with Lemon Butter Sauce
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 215kcal
Author: Pam - Two Cups of Health
- 1 Tsp Butter
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 1 Tbsp Shallots Minced
- 1 Tbsp Thyme leaves Fresh
- 1/4 Tsp Sea Salt
- 3/4 Cup Chicken Broth
- 1 Small Lemon Juiced
- 2 Tbsp Butter Chilled
- 2 Tsp Olive oil
- 1/4 Tsp Pepper
- 8 Sea Scallops Rinsed and muscle removed
- Chopped parsley
Add butter to medium sized sauce pan over medium high heat. Add minced garlic and shallots and saute for 1 minute. Then add chicken broth, lemon juice, thyme and 1/2 Tsp salt.
Continue to cook 4-5 minutes until broth has reduced by half.
Whisk in the chilled butter a little at a time as you continue whisking to ensure smoothness.
Sieve the sauce through a strainer and return the sauce to the pan to keep warm over low heat.
Salt and pepper both sides of the scallops.
Add olive oil to frying pan over medium high heat. Then add the scallops and cook 2 minutes. Then turn and cook 2 minutes more.
To plate, add 2 Tbsp sauce to each serving platter. Swish with the back of the spoon. Then add 4 scallops in a row and sprinkle with parsley.
Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 968mg | Potassium: 214mg | Vitamin A: 585IU | Vitamin C: 12.2mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg