How To Make Seared Sea Scallops With Clementine Sauce
This seared sea scallops recipe is made of large sea scallops cooked in olive oil and seasoning, paired with a dipping sauce made from clementine juice.
Serves:
Ingredients
For the Dipping Sauce:
- 4cupsclementine juice,or orange juice, fresh squeezed
- 2tspancho chili powder
- 1lime juice,zest finely grated
- ¾butter stick
For the Scallops:
- ½cupextra virgin olive oil
- 40large sea scallops
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
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In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring clementine juice, chili powder, and lime zest, and juice to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour; mixture should be thickened and syrupy.
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Remove from heat and whisk in butter, one piece at a time, until incorporated.
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In a large skillet over high heat, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil until smoking. Season scallops with salt and pepper.
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Cook 10 scallops 1 to 2 minutes per side, until dark golden brown. Remove paper towels and drain. Repeat with remaining oil and scallops in 3 batches.
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Serve scallops hot with warm sauce.
Nutrition
- Calories: 78.47kcal
- Fat: 4.69g
- Saturated Fat: 1.52g
- Trans Fat: 0.07g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.45g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.42g
- Carbohydrates: 4.06g
- Fiber: 0.15g
- Sugar: 2.48g
- Protein: 5.01g
- Cholesterol: 14.16mg
- Sodium: 165.03mg
- Calcium: 8.92mg
- Potassium: 133.24mg
- Iron: 0.26mg
- Vitamin A: 20.18µg
- Vitamin C: 7.99mg
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