Best 7 Seared Sea Scallops On Sautéed Spinach With Hoisin Butter Sauce Recipes

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Indulge in the culinary delight of seared sea scallops, a dish that tantalizes the taste buds with its perfectly cooked seafood and symphony of flavors. Pan-seared to golden perfection, the scallops offer a delicate texture and a burst of briny sweetness. Nestled atop a bed of sautéed spinach, the dish is a symphony of colors and textures, with the vibrant green spinach providing a delightful contrast to the ivory-colored scallops. The pièce de résistance is the hoisin butter sauce, a luscious concoction of hoisin sauce, butter, garlic, and shallots, that envelops the scallops and spinach in a velvety embrace. This recipe also includes a variation for a white wine butter sauce, offering a more classic and elegant flavor profile.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

SEARED SCALLOPS



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For a seafood supper tonight, try Alton Brown's foolproof Seared Scallops recipe. The trick is to add a touch of butter to the pan for a golden sear.

Provided by Alton Brown

Categories     main-dish

Time 8m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 to 1 1/4 pounds dry sea scallops, approximately 16
2 teaspoons unsalted butter
2 teaspoons olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Remove the small side muscle from the scallops, rinse with cold water and thoroughly pat dry.
  • Add the butter and oil to a 12 to 14-inch saute pan on high heat. Salt and pepper the scallops. Once the fat begins to smoke, gently add the scallops, making sure they are not touching each other. Sear the scallops for 1 1/2 minutes on each side. The scallops should have a 1/4-inch golden crust on each side while still being translucent in the center. Serve immediately.

SAUTEED SCALLOPS



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A very simple recipe for how delicious it is! Just crush the garlic with the side of a chef's knife blade instead of chopping it, and using whole sprigs of rosemary allows them to be easily removed before serving.

Provided by Pati

Categories     Seafood     Shellfish     Scallops

Time 10m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 4

¼ cup butter
2 cloves crushed garlic
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 pound scallops

Steps:

  • In a medium size saucepan melt butter over medium-high heat. Add crushed garlic and whole sprigs of rosemary to the saucepan. Add scallops, cook for 2 minutes on each side (or until desired consistency). Remove the garlic and rosemary from pan. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 408.6 calories, Carbohydrate 6.5 g, Cholesterol 135.9 mg, Fat 24.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 38.5 g, SaturatedFat 14.8 g, Sodium 529.6 mg

SEARED SEA SCALLOPS



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This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe in the proportions indicated, and, therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Time 1h21m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 29

2 tablespoons olive oil
6 U-10 scallops
Salt and pepper
10 leaves spinach
2 tablespoon garlic
4 tablespoons white wine
Corn flapjacks, recipe follows
Orange honey butter, recipe follows
2 teaspoons cooked and crumbled pancetta
2 teaspoons chopped chives
Sweet potato curls, recipe follows
4 ounces pureed corn
1/4 cup corn kernels
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoons sugar
3/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 tablespoons chopped shallot
1 thyme sprig
2 ounces heavy cream
1/2 pound butter
2 ounces honey
1 sweet potato
Hot oil, for frying

Steps:

  • In a very hot pan with olive oil, sear the scallops; season with salt and pepper. Saute spinach with garlic and white wine to scald the spinach.
  • In the center of the plate, place 2 flapjacks. Place orange honey butter on top of flapjacks. Then top with spinach. Place scallops on the plate, in between the flapjacks. Place pancetta and chive in-between the scallops. Garnish with sweet potato curls.
  • Combine all ingredients. On a griddle using pan spray, drop 1 ounce of batter. Cook until golden brown.;
  • Reduce wine, orange juice, garlic, shallots, and thyme to sec (dry). Add heavy cream; reduce by half. Whisk in butter. Slowly finish with honey.;
  • Using a vegetable peeler, cut curls from sweet potato. Deep fry until crisp.

SEARED SEA SCALLOPS ON SAUTéED SPINACH WITH HOISIN BUTTER SAUCE



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Provided by Molly Stevens

Categories     Sauté     Low Cal     High Fiber     Dinner     Scallop     Spinach     Spring     Shallot     Butter     Green Onion/Scallion     Bon Appétit     Pescatarian     Tree Nut Free

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/4 cup hoisin sauce*
2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
1/4 teaspoon hot chili sesame oil*
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, divided
1/4 cup chopped shallot (about 1 large)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
4 garlic cloves, minced, divided
1 serrano chile, seeded, minced, divided
4 5-ounce bags baby spinach
Coarse kosher salt
2 pounds sea scallops, side muscles removed
1 tablespoon peanut oil or vegetable oil
3/4 cup finely chopped spring onions or green onions (white and pale green parts only)
1/4 cup mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)*

Steps:

  • Whisk first 3 ingredients in small bowl to blend and reserve.
  • Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot, 1 tablespoon ginger, 2 minced garlic cloves, and half of minced chile. Sauté until shallot is soft, about 2 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and add 1 bag spinach. Stir until beginning to wilt. Add remaining spinach, 1 bag at a time, stirring between additions until just wilted. Season with coarse salt and pepper. Keep warm.
  • Sprinkle scallops with coarse salt and pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with peanut oil in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook scallops until brown on both sides and just opaque in center, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer scallops to plate; tent with foil.
  • Add 1 tablespoon butter, spring onions, remaining 1 teaspoon minced ginger, 2 minced garlic cloves, and remaining half of minced chile to skillet. Sauté until onions begin to soften, 1 to 2 minutes. Add mirin and simmer until reduced to glaze, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in hoisin mixture. Reduce heat to medium-low. Whisk in 2 tablespoons butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Divide spinach among plates. Top with scallops, dividing equally. Spoon sauce over and serve.
  • Available in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets and at Asian markets.

SEARED SEA SCALLOPS



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Seared on the outside with a light crust and tender on the inside. You may vary the amounts of all seasonings to suit your taste.

Provided by CHRISADAMS

Categories     Seafood     Shellfish     Scallops

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons seasoning salt
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon dried thyme
2 tablespoons lemon pepper
16 sea scallops, rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided
4 teaspoons lemon juice, divided

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, oregano, thyme and lemon pepper. Roll scallops in flour mixture until lightly coated on all sides.
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet or frying pan over high heat. Add 4 scallops to the pan and sear on all sides (about 2 minutes for each side). After turning scallops, add 1 tablespoon parsley and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Remove scallops from pan and place on a plate in the oven to keep warm until ready to serve.
  • Repeat until remaining scallops are cooked, tossing each batch with parsley and lemon juice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.1 calories, Carbohydrate 15.4 g, Cholesterol 19.8 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 1250.8 mg, Sugar 0.5 g

SAUTéED SCALLOPS



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Sea scallops and bay scallops differ in size and sweetness. They also cook a little differently. I love a good hard sear on a sea scallop, a little crust, and a splash of wine in the butter at the end to provide a silky acidity against the sweet of the meat. For the tiny, sweet bay scallop, though, I prefer a gentle butter bath. Whichever you cook, be very careful not to overcook. Indeed, there is almost no such thing as an undercooked scallop.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories     seafood, main course

Time 10m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 pound sea scallops, patted dry
Kosher salt, to taste
1 tablespoon dry white vermouth or white wine
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley, for garnish

Steps:

  • Place a large sauté pan or skillet over medium-high heat, and add to it 3 tablespoons of the butter. When it has melted and started to foam, place the scallops in the pan in a single layer, and season with a pinch or two of salt.
  • Cook scallops without moving until the bottoms are golden brown, approximately 2 to 3 minutes, then turn them over, add the wine and cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 158, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 9 grams, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 446 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH PAN SAUCE



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Seven ingredients and one skillet lead the way to home cooking that's as good as anything you'll eat in restaurants.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     Seafood     Shellfish     Scallop     Butter     Quick & Easy     Dinner     Chive     White Wine

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 pounds sea scallops
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup dry white wine or water, or more as needed
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Steps:

  • Cut 2 tablespoons of the butter into pea-sized pieces, put it on a small plate, and stick it in the freezer. Heat a large skillet over medium-heat high for 3 or 4 minutes. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and the olive oil and wait for the butter to melt.
  • Pat the scallops dry with paper towels, add them to the pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper; work in batches if necessary to avoid crowding the skillet. Cook, turning once, until they are well browned on both sides but not quite cooked through, 2 minutes per side (less if the scallops are under 1 inch across; more if they're over). Transfer the scallops to a plate.
  • Stir in the garlic, lemon juice, and wine and scrape all the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet with a spatula. Lower the heat to medium and cook until the liquid in the skillet thickens, a minute or two, then whisk in the butter you chilled in the freezer, one bit at a time, to make a creamy sauce, adding another tablespoon or two of liquid if necessary.
  • Return the scallops to the skillet and add the chives. Adjust the heat so the sauce bubbles gently and toss to coat the scallops with the sauce. To serve, transfer the scallops to a platter and spoon the sauce over all.
  • Variation:
  • Seared Scallops With Cherry Tomatoes and Basil: Skip the lemon juice. Cut 1 pint cherry tomatoes in half. Add the tomatoes with the garlic and wine and cook until they wrinkle a bit and release their juice, 2 or 3 minutes. Use chopped fresh basil leaves instead of chives.
  • Cooks' Notes
  • Releasing From The Pan: The scallops will offer no resistance when they're ready to turn. Press down gently while the scallops cook to encourage full contact with the pan, then listen for a hiss: That's moisture heating and evaporating.
  • Getting A Good Sear: The idea is to brown the scallops well on both sides without overcooking them, so keep the heat as high as you can without creating too much smoke.
  • Building Sauce With Butter: After you add the liquid and deglaze the pan, the addition of butter develops fantastic creaminess and richness.
  • Finishing The Dish: As soon as the scallops are cooked through completely and coated with the sauce, remove the pan from the heat; they will continue to cook. Nick-and-peek into one if you need to check for doneness.

Tips:

  • Choose high-quality scallops. Look for sea scallops that are plump and have a slightly sweet smell. Avoid scallops that are slimy or have a strong fishy odor.
  • Sear the scallops properly. To get a nice sear, make sure your skillet is hot before adding the scallops. Sear the scallops for 2-3 minutes per side, or until they are golden brown and cooked through.
  • Don't overcrowd the skillet. If you overcrowd the skillet, the scallops will not sear properly and will steam instead. Cook the scallops in batches if necessary.
  • Use fresh spinach. Fresh spinach has a more vibrant flavor than wilted spinach. If you don't have fresh spinach on hand, you can use frozen spinach that has been thawed and squeezed dry.
  • Make the hoisin butter sauce ahead of time. The hoisin butter sauce can be made up to 3 days in advance. Simply store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Conclusion:

Seared sea scallops on sauteed spinach with hoisin butter sauce is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. The scallops are perfectly seared and the spinach is flavorful and tender. The hoisin butter sauce adds a touch of sweetness and umami that takes this dish to the next level. Whether you are a seasoned chef or a home cook, this recipe is sure to impress your guests.

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