Sauteed Sea Scallops With Shallots

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup flour, for dusting
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs sea scallops, sliced crosswise into halves
• 4 large shallots, peeled and finely chopped
• 1/3 cup dry wine
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 heat butter and oil in a large skillet.
• 2 season flour with salt and pepper and toss sliced scallops in it.
• 3 drop scallops in hot oil and sauté very quickly until golden about 4 minutes.
• 4 remove scallops to serving platter with slotted spoon.
• 5 sauté shallots in same oil 5-6 minutes.
• 6 do not brown.
• 7 remove shallots and sprinkle them over scallops.
• 8 keep warm.
• 9 pour over excess oil from pan, add wine and stir over high heat until wine is reduced by half.
• 10 pour over scallops and sprinkle on herbs and serve while hot with lemon wedges.