Pan seared Scallops with Lemon & Black Pepper Flavour Pearls

 Gorgeous local Bay Scallops. Seasoned then pan seared quickly and finished with a little Butter and Lemon & Black Pepper Flavour Pearls. Keeping it simple to allow the beautiful Scallops to shine.

What you’ll need – serves 2

• Scallops 300-500g 
• Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon Butter 
• Seasoning – Salt & Pepper or your favourite spice mix
• Lemon & Black Pepper Flavour Pearls

To do

First thing we need to clean the Scallops. We bought some stunning fresh local Scallops. These may not be available, just buy what looks best. Frozen Scallops are perfectly fine. These are best defrosted in the fridge. 

I like to eat the roe (the orange bit), this is not always on a Scallop. Again, just use what is best on the day. Ours were gorgeous!

We need to trim off the little hard bit before we cook them. It is completely edible, just a little tough so I prefer to trim it off with a sharp knife.

Next

Pop a large heavy frypan on the stove at a high heat. While this is heating up lightly coat the Scallops with some Olive Oil and season well. I have a delicious Rosemary & Garlic Salt that I used but Sea Salt & Pepper is perfect too. 

When the pan is hot carefully place the Scallops into the pan. I like to put them in quickly, one by one with a little space so as not to overload the pan. (they will stew rather than sear if overloaded) Once one side is nicely coloured carefully turn each Scallop over and brown the other side. Take the pan off the heat and add 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of butter and gently tumble the Scallops until they are glistening with Butter. Give the pan a quick clean and repeat this process until all Scallops are cooked. 

To serve

Simply place your cooked Scallops into a bowl or serving dish (a Scallop Shell would be cute) and finish with a generous spoonful of our Lemon & Black Pepper Flavour Pearls. I added an extra couple of grinds of fresh Black Pepper to ours too. YUM!

Until next time

From the Peninsula Larder Team

“Fish to taste right must swim three times – in water, in butter, and in wine.”  

– Polish proverb