Scallop Linguine – Sweet Caramel Sunday

🍳 Instructions

Here are the step by step instructions to make the recipe. We start by pan searing the scallops as you see in the photos below.

• Add the butter and scallops to the pan and cook (Photo 1)
• Then add the other butter, garlic and salt and sauté (Photo 2)
• Cook pasta and reserve the water (Photo 3)
• Add the cream the garlic mixture (Photo 4)

👩‍🍳 How to Make Scallop Linguine

To make the scallop linguine, place a large sauté pan on the stove top and turn the heat to high. Add the butter and then the scallops. Cook the scallops, flipping to allow both sides to sear for around 5-6 minutes.

Once the scallops are cooked, use a slotted turner to lift them up and out of the pan and place them into a paper towel lined bowl.

Next, we start on the sauce.

Without rinsing or cleaning the pan, add the 2nd lot of butter, garlic and salt. Cook these allowing the butter to melt and the garlic to soften for around 1 minute. Stir with a wooden spoon occasionally during this time.

• Add the parmesan cheese (Photo 5)
• Stir to combine (Photo 6)
• Cook and drain the pasta (Photo 7)
• Add the reserved pasta water (Photo 8)

Once the garlic is cooked, we want to pour the cream into the pan and then add the parmesan cheese to the centre. Turn the heat down to low and let the cheese melt and the sauce bubble away.

During this time you can cook the pasta.

To do so, read and follow the package directions to cook the pasta in a medium pot of boiling salted water. Moments before it is al dente (still a little bit chewy) use a heat proof jug to scoop out and reserve 1- 2 cups of the pasta water.

Once done use a colander over the sink to drain and discard the rest of the water.

Then add the cooked drained pasta to the pasta sauce followed by ½ cup of the pasta water.

• Add the chopped parsley (Photo 9)

Once you have added the reserved pasta water, add the chopped parsley like you see me about to do in photo above.

Then add the cooked scallops back to the pan as shown in the photo below.

• Add the cooked scallops (Photo 10)

With the parsley and scallops in the pan, all we need to do now is toss it all together and gently stir in the scallops.

These will take a couple of minutes to reheat and once they have we can get our garnish on with some freshly grated parmesan cheese and black pepper.

• Heat and garnish the dish (Photo 11)

Then when you are ready call everyone to the table as ‘dinner is served!’.