Easy Fried Scallops recipe

All Recipes Best Recipe Seafood Shellfish Scallops

Ingredients

vegetable oil for frying
2 cups buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ tablespoon salt
½ tablespoon ground black pepper
12 large fresh scallops

Nutrition Info

769.1 calories
carbohydrate: 84.7 g
cholesterol: 82.6 mg
fat: 30.6 g
fiber: 2.7 g
protein: 36.7 g
saturatedFat: 6.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1914.8 mg
sugar: 8.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  2. Pour buttermilk into a bowl. Combine flour, salt, and pepper in a separate bowl.

  3. Immerse 4 or 5 scallops in the bowl of buttermilk. Transfer to the flour mixture, roll around until thickly coated.

  4. Lower scallops gently into the hot oil. Cook until golden and crispy, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with remaining scallops.

Recipe Yield

3 servings

Recipe Note

I experimented with some ways to cook scallops one night with my family. This was everyone's favorite and it has become a regular dish at our family fry nights. If serving as a main dish, make twice as many servings as people (about 8 scallops per person).

Do you like the recipe? Share this tasty recipe!

Alternatives to this recipe

See more alternatives
All Recipes Ideas

All Recipes - Recipe Tags: Recipe Easy Fried Scallops, simple recipe Easy Fried Scallops, recipe Easy Fried Scallops, recipe Easy Fried Scallops, Easy Fried Scallops recipe, recipes , recipes online , online recipes , recipe , cooking , cookbook , new recipes , best recipes , dessert recipes top recipes , cooking recipes , best lunch recipes , recipe book , meat recipes , healthy recipes , cooking , fast recipes cheap recipes jamie oliver recipes recipes jamie oliver recipe for lunch recipe for dinner recipe for breakfast recipe for valentine recipe for christmas recipe for easter recipe for new year recipe for students recipe for beginners recipe for weigh-loss recipe for snacks recipe for christmas eve recipe for birthday recipe on grill gordon ramsay gordon ramsay recipes gordon ramsay recipes gordon ramsays recipes simple recipes , best recipe easy, , easy recipes , baking , tasty recipe best recipes