Scallops with White Wine Butter Sauce

Use the tender and flavorful sea scallops for this recipe.

You can make any shellfish with White Wine Butter Sauce, just adjust the cooking time accordingly.

Ingredients:
1LB fresh sea scallops
1 TBLS shallot, minced
4 TBLS unsalted butter
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 TBLS fresh lemon juice

1/2 cup Italian flavored bread crumbs mix with a drizzle of olive oil so they are a little pasty.

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400.
Place the scallops in an oven proof baking dish, set aside.
In a frying pan saute the butter and shallot for a few minutes. Turn the heat to high and add the wine and lemon juice. Simmer for a few minutes.
Pour over the scallops and top each of them with a little of the bread crumb mixture. Bake for about 10-15 minutes until they are just firm.

Scallops with Lobster Tails — this version served with Lobster Tails

This recipe is a staple at our Christmas Eve “Feast of the Seven Fishes”