Blackened Scallops | Kara Lydon

Prepared in simply 10 minutes, these blackened scallops are pan-seared and filled with spicy taste. Topped off with a candy honey butter, these scallops are scrumptious served over squash puree, polenta, or rice.

Why I Love This Recipe

These blackened scallops make for a scrumptious meal any day of the week. They’re prepared in simply 10 minutes and are loaded with taste from the blackening spice rub and honey butter.

Blackening meals includes coating it with a particular spice mix that always contains spices and herbs like smoked paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, thyme and oregano. The rub takes on a really darkish brown or virtually black coloration when cooked, contributing to a daring taste and considerably crisp texture.

I like making my very own blackening spice mix as a result of it’s really easy to do with spices you possible have already got readily available, plus you’ll be able to alter the spice degree to your liking.

This blackening spice rub is smoky, somewhat spicy, and completely balanced with the sweetness from the honey butter. 

I wish to serve Blackened Scallops over squash puree, polenta, or rice however the choices are infinite!

Oh, and did I point out these scallops are prepared in simply 10 minutes?! Sure, please!

Substances You’ll Want

Notes on Substances

scallops: scallops have a candy and buttery taste with a mildly chewy and tender texture. They’re a kind of mollusk, much like clams, mussels, and oysters. Scallops are high in protein, low in fat, and provide several vitamins and minerals like zinc, selenium, B12, copper and omega-3 fatty acids. 

smoked paprika: offers a smoky, woodsy taste with hints of each spice and sweetness

cayenne pepper: provides some warmth! You may add kind of relying in your spice choice

garlic and onion powder: add layers of taste to the spice mix

thyme: this fragrant herb supplies a refined minty, candy, and peppery taste

oregano: offers a daring and pungent taste

brown sugar: supplies a refined sweetness to assist steadiness out the spice degree 

salt and pepper: important taste enhancers 

olive oil: used to coat the pan and sear the scallops 

butter: fragrant taste enhancer that acts as the bottom for the honey butter

honey: contributes some sweetness to the honey butter which balances out the blackening spices completely

Tools You’ll Want (affiliate hyperlinks – in the event you make a purchase order I obtain a small fee)

Nonstick or cast iron pan

Mixing bowl

How you can Make Blackened Scallops

1. Mix spices. Whisk collectively smoked paprika, onion energy, garlic powder, thyme, oregano, cayenne, brown sugar, salt and pepper in a small mixing bowl. 
2. Dry and coat scallops. Pat scallops dry, take away aspect muscle mass if nonetheless connected, and sprinkle blackened seasoning over all sides of scallops.
3. Prepare dinner scallops. Warmth olive oil in nonstick sauté pan or cast-iron skillet over medium excessive warmth and cook dinner scallops, leaving 1-inch of house in-between, for two minutes. Flip scallops and cook dinner till golden-brown and sides are opaque, about 2-3 extra minutes.
4. Put together honey butter. Place butter and honey in a small bowl and warmth within the microwave till melted, about 30 seconds, then whisk to mix.
5. Serve. Serve blackened scallops over winter squash puree, polenta, grits, or rice and drizzle honey butter on prime.

Knowledgeable Ideas

Scallops cook dinner rapidly so regulate them till they flip golden-brown, and all sides are opaque. You wish to keep away from overcooking the scallops as this dries them out and makes them further chewy. 

Make sure you pat the scallops dry earlier than making use of the blackening spices. Absorbing any extra moisture will assist the blackening rub stick with the scallops and crisp up whereas cooking. 

Recipe FAQs

What to serve with blackened scallops?

Blackened Scallops are fairly versatile and go effectively with quite a lot of sides. I wish to serve them with winter squash puree, mashed potatoes, polenta, grits, risotto or rice. Any of those can be an ideal possibility to take in the scrumptious honey butter sauce. 

What’s the secret to cooking scallops?

Scallops ought to be cooked rapidly at a medium to excessive warmth. I sometimes place the scallops about 1 inch aside and cook dinner them undisturbed for about 2 minutes. After that, they need to flip simply (if not they want extra cooking time) and cook dinner a further 2-3 minutes till golden-brown and the perimeters are opaque. Watch out to not overcook them as they’ll dry out and turn into further chewy.

Can I make blackened scallops prematurely?

Scallops are finest cooked proper earlier than serving and since they cook dinner so rapidly, they make an ideal meal any day of the week. The blackened seasoning will be made forward of time although and saved in an hermetic container at room temperature.

Generally I wish to make an even bigger batch of blackened seasoning to have readily available and use on rooster or fish after we’re craving that daring taste.

Storage and Preparation

Blackened Scallops leftovers will be saved in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days.

The blackened seasoning will be made forward of time and saved in an hermetic container at room temperature.

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For extra blackened meals inspiration, try my different recipes beneath! 

Blackened Mahi Mahi

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