Breaded Sea Scallops
I never liked seafood until my husband urged me to try scallops, and now I love them. He says my breaded version is the best he's ever had. A tip I learned was to put them on a paper-towel-topped plate to soak up excess oil. —Martina Preston, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup mashed potato flakes
- 1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 6 sea scallops (about 3/4 pound)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
Reviews
Martina,surely you jest about the tip?
Where is the proofreading? I reviewed and thought great way to use my leftover mashed potatoes. I purchased scallops. I start receipt. It asks for “mash potato flakes!”
3 stars because I love scallops! Made recipe exact. Wanted to like this but the breading was messy, falling off during cooking, even let them sit 10 min after breading. Definitely not appealing to the eye
Delicious recipe!! Funny thing is this was the first scallop dish I've ever made and it's a hometown recipe (I'm from Horsham)!!
I adapted this recipe to bake bay scallops because I cannot eat sea scallops. Instead of breading individual sea scallops, I placed well dried with paper towels bay scallops into an oiled (1 tablespoon) shallow 12-inch quiche dish. I left out the flour and egg. I mixed up the breading mixture and mixed it with 2 tablespoons melted butter and placed the mixture on top. I sprinkled the top with paprika, and I baked it in a preheated 400? degree oven for about 12 minutes. I garnished it with freshly minced parsley. We loved the combination of potato flakes and seasoned bread crumbs. The crumbs browned nicely and got nice and crunchy on top. Will definitely make this again.
I made this for New Years and everyone loved it. I would make it again. I was the best I've ever made.
This is one of the best scallop recipes I've tried. Without using all the butter that most recipes call for.
This was a good recipe! Love scallops but my husband doesn't so this was good for me - leftovers for lunch were just as good. Thanks for sharing!
This was amazing!My husband said it was the best fish I've fixed in a really long time. The kids really liked it, too.I used flounder instead of scallops.The breading is very flavorful.I did have to keep adding oil, though.
I don't know why but they stick in the pan... the flavor was okay though but my husband is not that fond of sea scallops.