5-ingredient lemony brown butter linguine with scallops

Name: 5-ingredient lemony brown butter linguine with scallops
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 1 lemon; 7 tbsp unsalted butter; 6 scallops; 8.75 oz linguine; 2 cloves garlic; 0.5 oz parsley; unsalted butter; olive oil; salt; pepper

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Devan Grimsrud

Food Editor at Kitchen Stories

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"I love scallops and when I cook with them at home (too rare of an occurrence, unfortunately) I like to keep it simple. This recipe serves them on a bed of nutty, brown butter and lemon-spiked linguine. It’s begging to be served with a glass of wine, so go ahead, pop open a bottle on a Tuesday night and serve scallops—you deserve it! It might go without saying, but opt for the larger sea scallops here as opposed to smaller bay scallops."

Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

25 min

Baking

0 min

Resting

0 min

Ingredients

2Servings

MetricImperial

lemon

100 g

unsalted butter

scallops

250 g

linguine

2 cloves

garlic

15 g

parsley

unsalted butter

olive oil

salt

pepper

Utensils

cutting board, knife, fine grater, citrus press, 2 frying pans, spatula, rubber spatula, large pot, spaghetti spoon

Nutrition per serving

Cal715

Fat49 g

Protein18 g

Carb50 g

Step 1/5
- 2 cloves garlic
- 15 g parsley
- 1 lemon
- 6 scallops
- salt
- cutting board
- knife
- fine grater
- citrus press
Peel and thinly slice garlic. Mince parsley. Zest and juice lemon. Season scallops with salt on both sides.
Step 2/5
- olive oil
- unsalted butter
- frying pan
- spatula
Add some oil to a frying pan over medium-high heat. Pat scallops dry and add to the pan. Fry until golden brown, approx. 4 min. Flip and add some butter. Once scallops are cooked through, remove from the pan.
Step 3/5
- 100 g unsalted butter
- frying pan
- rubber spatula
In another large frying pan set over low heat, melt butter. Add garlic and let cook until butter starts to brown, approx. 10 min.
Step 4/5
- 250 g linguine
- salt
- pepper
- large pot
- spaghetti spoon
In a large pot of salted, boiling water, cook linguine just shy of package instructions. Transfer directly to brown butter and toss to combine. Add lemon juice, a splash of pasta water, and season with salt and pepper.
Step 5/5
Add scallops to the pan and let warm through. Serve immediately with a sprinkle of lemon zest and parsley. Enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!