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How to cook scallops in minutes

Learn how to cook scallops with no mess, no fuss, all delicious.

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Preheat a medium-low temp skillet with a very shallow coating of Extra Virgin Olive Oil before prepping your scallops.

Place your scallops on a sanitary surface.

Place your scallops on a sanitary surface.

Generously season them with S&P.

Generously season them with S&P.

Dust the tops of the scallops with paprika and cumin. Paprika will caramelize and create color. Cumin adds a boldly, light background smoky note.

Dust the tops of the scallops with paprika and cumin. Paprika will caramelize and create color. Cumin adds a boldly, light background smoky note.

Place scallops in the hot skillet season side down.

Place scallops in the hot skillet season side down.

After scallop edges caramelize add the juice of half a lemon.  Increase heat to high. Flip scallops over, with tongs, for one minute and remove from skillet.

After scallop edges caramelize add the juice of half a lemon. Increase heat to high. Flip scallops over, with tongs, for one minute and remove from skillet.

Serve & enjoy.

Serve & enjoy.

  • Scallops
  • Half a lemon
  • Sea salt
  • Fresh cracked pepper
  • Paprika
  • Cumin
  • Extra Virgin Olive oil