Lemon Scallops With Amontillado Sherry

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 1 lb sea scallops
• 1 lemon, juice and zest (meyer lemon if you can get it)
• 1/4 dry sherry (amontillado-not cooking sherry!)
• 1/4 teaspoon brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. saute the garlic until soft.
• 2 mix together flour, salt and pepper and lightly dust the scallops with mixture. add scallops to garlic and saute 2 minutes without stirring. sprinkle with lemon zest and turn scallops over and cook another 3 minutes, until just opaque.
• 3 dissolve brown sugar in sherry and add to pan. remove scallops with slotted spoon to a heated serving plate.
• 4 deglaze pan with lemon juice, reducing liquid by half. drizzle over scallops.