Two of my favorite foods are bacon and seafood. In this dish, I get them together with onions (or shallots) and baby spinach. Pan-Seared Scallops with Bacon and Spinach. Thanks myrecipes for pulling this together for our dinner table! 👩🏻🍳. https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pan-seared-scallops-with-bacon-spinach. Ingredients
* 3 center-cut bacon slices * 1 1/2 pounds jumbo sea scallops (about 12) * 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt, divided * 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided * 1 cup chopped onion * 6 garlic cloves, * sliced 12 ounces fresh baby spinach * 4 lemon wedges (optional). Step 1
Cook bacon in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in pan; coarsely chop and set bacon aside. Increase heat to high.
Step 2
Pat scallops dry with paper towels. Sprinkle scallops evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Add scallops to drippings in pan; cook 2 1/2 minutes on each side or until done. Transfer to a plate; keep warm. Reduce heat to medium-high. Add onion and garlic to pan; sauté 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add half of spinach; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add remaining half of spinach; cook 2 minutes or just until wilted, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Divide spinach mixture among 4 plates; top each serving evenly with crumbled bacon and 3 scallops. Serve immediately with lemon wedges, if desired.
Do you all eat scallops?
I may try this, but I have never had good luck with scallops. I read that you had to buy “dry” scallops.