How To Make Scallops

Hokkaido scallops

🥗Healthier: king scallops

💰Cheaper: bay scallops

King scallops are lower in price but still offer great flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers a healthier fat profile.

butter

🥗Healthier: ghee

💰Cheaper: margarine

Ghee provides a rich flavor with a higher smoke point.

fresh parsley

🥗Healthier: fresh cilantro

💰Cheaper: dried parsley

Cilantro adds a unique flavor and is often less expensive.

Introduce the dish and discuss the scallops, including their appearance in the shell.

Show scallops in the shell and explain the parts: the coral and the meat.

Discuss the best way to cook scallops, recommending 45 seconds to 1 minute on each side.

Heat a high pan with olive oil and butter.

Add a slight amount of salt to the scallops before cooking.

Squeeze lemon juice over the scallops at the end of cooking.

Demonstrate how to remove scallops from the shell using a butter knife to pop the hinge and running a knife along the shell to separate the meat.

Show how to clean the scallops by removing the sack and any impurities.

Optionally, suggest cooking scallops under a grill or in a frying pan.

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