Heat over low for a few minutes to melt butter and allow the bay and garlic to add flavor. Add butter, bay leaf and garlic to a small saute pan.If using a larger casserole dish, pour wine over entire amount of scallops. Place equal amounts of scallops in serving dish(es)*.
Rinse scallops and gently pat dry with a paper towel.If you’d like to learn more bout Florida Scalloping or you’re interested in taking a trip to Crystal River, check out this fun and informative post from my friends at Authentic Florida. Either way, each bite offers a tender, sweet, buttery scallop nestled in a crunchy, lemony topping.
I cooked these scallops in small, single serving dishes, but you can pile them up (not too tightly, or they won’t cook evenly) in a larger casserole dish - whatever works. Panko bread flakes! I knew they’d offer a wonderful crunch as a topping for my little friends. Then I remembered the wonderful ingredient that’s always in my pantry. But then I realized I didn’t have Ritz crackers and I didn’t want to go to the supermarket. Always a favorite in our house 🙂 My mouth was watering as I thought about it. I went back to my New England roots on this one, so my first thought was to make that ‘famous’ casserole of fresh fish (usually Cod or Haddock) topped with buttery, crushed Ritz crackers and fresh lemon. Which is why I like to keep it simple when cooking them, because these little babies need to be the star of the dish. They also don’t need a lot of cooking time, and can be easily overpowered by other ingredients or flavorings. They really shouldn’t be cooked like large, sea scallops - the ones you sear in hot butter for a rich, brown layer - because they’ll just become tough and chewy. Here’s a pic of the happy snorkelers with some of their haul:īay scallops are small, sweet, tender, and bursting with flavor (especially if they’re hand-selected, like the ones in Crystal River). Apparently there was a bumper crop this year, ’cause the Johnson clan came home with their limit! And because I still haven’t had my own scalloping adventure this year, I was tickled when they shared some with me. During scallop season, a steady stream of folks head there to snorkel and collect as many scallops as they’re allowed to get. My friend Karen, along with her family and friends, recently went on a scalloping trip to Crystal River, Florida.
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