Scallops With Herbed Brown Butter
Succulent sea scallops seared to golden perfection and finished in a nutty brown butter sauce infused with fresh herbs and brightened with lemon juice.
4 servings
8 min
Ingredients
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •1 pound sea scallops
- •1 to taste kosher salt and pepper
- •2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •4 sprigs fresh herbs
- •2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season scallops with salt and pepper and cook until deep golden brown on 1 side, about 3 minutes. Turn scallops and add butter and herbs to pan. Continue cooking, spooning butter over scallops often, until scallops are cooked through and butter is brown and smells nutty, about 3 minutes longer. Add lemon juice. Serve scallops with brown butter pan sauce.
8 min