Scallops with Nduja Garlic Butter
Scallops with 'Nduja Garlic Butter. A showstopping recipe with minimal effort involved. Soft and sweet perfectly cooked scallops served with spicy 'Nduja garlic butter and sprinkled with gremolata. So delicious!
Servings: 4 servings (8 scallops)
Calories: 218kcal
Equipment
- Baking parchment
Ingredients
- 8 large scallops with shells
- 7 tablespoons butter softened (100g/3.5 oz)
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1.5 oz Nduja (40g)
- small handful fresh parsley
- Zest of 1 lemon
- salt
Instructions
Make the Nduja garlic butter
- Fry the Nduja in a dry frying pan until soft and melted. Turn off the heat and set aside to cool.
- Once cooled, mix the Nduja with the softened butter and minced garlic. Add a small pinch of salt and mix everything together.
- Roll the butter in a sheet of baking parchment into a sausage shape and twist each end to secure it. Place it in the fridge to solidify for at least 1 hour.
To make the scallops
- Pre-heat the grill/broiler to high. Finely chop the parsley with the lemon zest and set aside.
- Remove the roe from the scallops if still attached then wash the scallops under cold running water and pat dry with kitchen paper then season each one with a little salt.
- Wash and dry the scallop shells then place one scallop in each shell and place them on a baking sheet.
- Cut the butter into 8 discs and add a slice on top of each scallop. Place under the grill (broiler) for 5 minutes until the butter has melted and bubbling.
- Remove from the oven and top each scallops with the parsley and lemon zest then serve.
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Notes
- High-quality scallops - go to your fishmonger for fresh scallops (the fresher the better) they should not smell fishy. Try to get them roughly the same size so they cook evenly.
- Heat the broiler high - heat your broiler (grill UK) to the highest setting. Scallops don't need a lot of cooking so 5 minutes is all you need.
- No shells? If you don't have scallops shells you can make them in a small baking dish. I recommend using small dishes (even ramekins).
Nutrition
Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 279mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 0.02g | Vitamin A: 679IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.2mg