Sauteed Scallops With With Lemon Mustard Sauce Recipes

THE REALTOR'S SAUTEED SCALLOPS WITH LEMON-MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper, dust with flower.
• Heat oil in large skillet over med-high heat. Add scallops, saute until browned and just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
• Remove skillet from heat. Using tongs, transfer scallops to a platter.
• Add butter, lemon juice, water, and mustard to skillet and scrape up browned bits from bottom of pan. Place skillet over medium-low heat and whisk until sauce simmers and thickens, about 2 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• To serve place scallops on top of garlic bread slices and drizzle the sauce over top.

SAUTEED SEA SCALLOPS WITH MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove tough muscle from side of each scallop if necessary. Pat scallops dry and season with salt and pepper. In a 10-to 12-inch non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté scallops 1 to 2 minutes on each side (depending on size), or until golden and just cooked through. Transfer scallops with tongs to a plate and keep warm, covered loosely.
• In oil remaining in skillet cook shallot over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add wine and boil, scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Stir in water and mustard and simmer until reduced to about 1/4 cup. Add butter and swirl skillet, returning skillet to heat as necessary, until butter is just incorporated into sauce. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• Spoon sauce onto a small platter or 2 plates. Top sauce with scallops and sprinkle with scallion. Serve scallops with caraway rice cakes.