Garlic butter baked scallops are a simple yet elegant seafood dish where scallops are baked in a rich garlic butter sauce until tender, juicy, and lightly golden.
🦪 What it is
This dish features:
- Fresh scallops (a type of shellfish)
- Melted butter infused with garlic 🧄🧈
- Oven baking or broiling for a lightly caramelized top
😋 What it tastes like
- Sweet and delicate seafood flavor
- Rich, buttery garlic sauce
- Slightly crispy golden edges
- Soft, tender bite inside
🧾 Main ingredients
- Scallops 🦪
- Butter 🧈
- Garlic 🧄 (minced)
- Lemon juice 🍋
- Salt and black pepper
- Parsley 🌿
- Optional: Parmesan cheese or chili flakes 🌶️
👨🍳 Simple cooking method
- Prepare scallops
Pat dry so they sear or bake properly. - Make garlic butter
Melt butter and mix with garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. - Arrange in dish
Place scallops in a baking dish and spoon garlic butter over them. - Bake
Bake at high heat until scallops turn opaque and slightly golden. - Finish
Sprinkle parsley or cheese and serve immediately.
🍽️ How it’s served
- With pasta 🍝
- With crusty bread 🥖 (to soak up sauce)
- With rice or mashed potatoes 🥔
🌟 Why it’s popular
- Quick to cook (usually under 15 minutes)
- Restaurant-style flavor at home
- Rich but not heavy
- Perfect for special dinners
If you want, I can show you a pan-seared version (more crispy and restaurant-style) or a Pakistani-friendly adaptation using prawns instead of scallops.
