Grammy's Scalloped Scallops recipe

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Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter, divided
1 pound sea scallops
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup half-and-half
¾ cup milk
salt and ground black pepper to taste
½ cup bread crumbs

Nutrition Info

450.9 calories
carbohydrate: 24.2 g
cholesterol: 132.7 mg
fat: 24.1 g
fiber: 0.8 g
protein: 34.3 g
saturatedFat: 14.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 610.1 mg
sugar: 3.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter an 8-inch square baking dish.

  2. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir scallops in melted butter until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir flour into scallop mixture until dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes.

  3. Gradually pour half-and-half and milk into scallop mixture, while stirring constantly until milk mixture is thickened, 5 to 10 minutes, season with salt and pepper. Pour scallop mixture into the prepared baking dish.

  4. Place remaining 2 tablespoons butter in microwave-safe bowl and heat in microwave until melted, 15 to 20 seconds. Stir bread crumbs into melted butter until coated, sprinkle over scallop mixture.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until bread crumbs are browned, about 10 minutes.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

An old-time Maine recipe, passed down by my wife's grandmother, for scallops in a white cream sauce.

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