Trying my hand at scallops!

Today I made scallops for the first time!

Mark and decided for dinner to have some grilled shrimp, so while I was at the store buying them I saw some fresh sea scallops. I LOVE scallops, but always thought they were above what I could make. I decided to try my hand at it. I have to say I really impressed myself. I googled how to cook them and here is what I did...

1) Sprinkle some sea salt onto both sides of the raw scallops. 

*From here on all steps need to happen together. Make sure you are about 5 min. away from serving dinner.*

2) Heat up 1 tbsp of butter and 1 tbsp of vegetable oil on the stove. You want to make sure the oil and butter get really hot. If you put your scallops on and they don't sizzle then the pan is not hot enough.

3) Once you put the scallops in the pan you MUST let them sit for around 2 min. Do not move them to look at the bottom. During this step I also spooned some of the butter on the top. I think that it really increased the flavor. *This is a suggested time based on large sea scallops. You might need to scale the time depending on the size.*

4) Check the bottom of the scallops. If it looks nice and bronzed like the above picture then it is time to flip the scallop over. Let cook for just 1 more minute. The sides of the scallops should still be soft. 

5) Let the scallops sit for around a minute to allow them to finish cooking. Then serve!

Note: A perfectly cooked scallop should be caramelized on the outside, but once you cut into it should slide through like butter.

While making these I had this cute little boy patiently looking on. I think he thought I was making something for him. ;)

We added some shrimp and peas to make a wonderful meal.

This was my first time cooking them and they turned out wonderful. I was very pleasantly surprised. I will for sure be making these again!

Enjoy!!