Recipes

[MalteseMomma]

Scallops are a fav of mine. I don't cook much anymore (do not have an oven) so I was going to order them from the Q I wish they would include cooking instructions with their food orders.

do you think i can microwave them for a minute or 2..........lol......MicroQueen should be my name here..............lol 

[chickenbutt]

I don't think I would choose to microwave scallops.  It would just turn them to rubber.  

I saw those, too, and was tempted but I would have wanted to know where they are from.   I find that seafood from Southeast Asis makes my throat itch and close up.

But you don't need instructions with anything like that, although I'm pretty sure they do provide them.   Every food product I have purchased came with instructions.  Generally, I choose to do it in a way that I think is better, but they are there.  

[MalteseMomma]

@Chickenbutt,I love you..............lol 

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

I don't think I would choose to microwave scallops.  It would just turn them to rubber.  

I saw those, too, and was tempted but I would have wanted to know where they are from.   I find that seafood from Southeast Asis makes my throat itch and close up.

But you don't need instructions with anything like that, although I'm pretty sure they do provide them.   Every food product I have purchased came with instructions.  Generally, I choose to do it in a way that I think is better, but they are there.  

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@chickenbutt. I thought she said they were from Maine. Not 100% sure, but I thought I heard that.

[IamMrsG]

A short while back, @DiAnne posted one of the best recipes I've ever found in this forum.  I urge any and every one who likes scallops to check out her Pan Roasted Scallops with Spiced Butter. I'm not exaggerating, it's so good the meal will linger on your mind for a long time afterwards.  

[sabatini]

Blot scallops to dry them, sear in a hot skillet that you've added a bit of oil to, & just before you flip them over, add a pat of butter to the skillet. Baste for a minute or so.

Done in about 3 minutes!

[chickenbutt]

NJ - Thank You.   I didn't watch the entirety of the presentation, so I missed whatever they said.  To be honest, I figured they were probably getting them from elsewhere, since there were so many of them.   I hope you're right!  

Maltese Mom - 

[Mistreatedbycs]

I wouldn't order them from the Q.

1st.   Frozen Scallops are flavorless

2nd.  It's hard to get them perfectly cooked when they were frozen and thawed.

Suggestion...buy some fresh scallops from your meat dept at your favorite grocery store and enjoy them.

In a frying pan, melt a tablespoon of butter and sear one side, then turn and sear the other.  A little salt and pepper is all you need.   It's when cooking the frozen one's you need to mask the flavor and all these seasonings, not with a fresh scallop.

[IamMrsG]

It's a given, I think, that choosing fresh over frozen anything is almost always preferable.  It isn't always possible, though.  

Particularly in landlocked regions it is advisable to specifically ask the seafood counterperson if their product is fresh or refreshed.  That's a clever marketing term for thawed.

[Mz iMac]

My daugher & her fam live in a land locked state.  When they all visit, my S.O. makes sure there is a spread of fresh seafood waiting for them.