breaded-and-fried-scallops

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Breaded and Fried Scallops

I love scallops, and I wanted to try them fried but had limited ingredients. This was super easy and delicious. I started to make it all the time.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Italian-season bread crumbs, or more to taste

  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

  • 1 egg

  • ½ cup bay scallops, or more to taste

  • 2 tablespoons butter

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice

Directions

  1. Mix bread crumbs, salt, and pepper in a resealable plastic bag.

  2. Whisk egg lightly in a bowl. Dip scallops in egg; place in the bread crumb mixture in the bag. Seal bag and shake until scallops are coated with bread crumbs.

  3. Bring butter, olive oil, and lemon juice to a simmer in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add breaded scallops; cook, shaking skillet occasionally, until browned, 6 to 7 minutes.