Honey Garlic Butter Scallops

4.50 from 6 votes

Honey Garlic Butter Scallops are pan seared and then coated in the most amazing honey garlic butter sauce. This meal is so quick and easy that you will make it again and again!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Marinade30

Total Time50

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: honey garlic butter scallops, Scallops

Servings: people

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

½ cup honey
¼ cup soy sauce
3 cloves garlic minced
juice of one small lemon
1 Pound Large Scallops
2 Tablespoons butter
green onions for garnish

Instructions

In a small bowl whisk honey, soy sauce, garlic and lemon. Add half of the sauce to the scallops and let marinate for 30 minutes.
In a medium sized skillet at the butter. Add the scallops and set aside the marinade. Season with salt and pepper. Turn the heat to medium high. Sear scallops for 3- 3½ minutes on each side until they are golden brown on each side. Add the reserved marinade to the skillet. Cook until the sauce starts to thicken and add scallops back in to coat. Garnish with green onions.

Notes

Originally Posted September 16, 2018

Updated January 12, 2023

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