Recipe

Simply Seared Scallops

Name: Simply Seared Scallops
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup Italian-season bread crumbs, or more to taste; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 egg; ½ cup bay scallops, or more to taste; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice

I love scallops, and I wanted to try them fried but had limited ingredients. This was super easy and delicious. I started to make it all the time.

Prep 10mTotal 10mServes 2

Ingredients

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Instructions

1
Mix bread crumbs, salt, and pepper in a resealable plastic bag.
2
Whisk egg lightly in a bowl. Dip scallops in egg; place in the bread crumb mixture in the bag. Seal bag and shake until scallops are coated with bread crumbs.
3
Bring butter, olive oil, and lemon juice to a simmer in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add breaded scallops; cook, shaking skillet occasionally, until browned, 6 to 7 minutes.

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