𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼!👩🏻‍🍳
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁:)
𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝟐𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐧
𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬: 𝟒-𝟔
𝘐𝘕𝘎𝘙𝘌𝘋𝘐𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘚;
2 𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘳𝘻𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢
1 28 𝘰𝘻 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘦𝘴
2 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘚𝘦𝘢 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘴
5 𝘵𝘣𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 (3 𝘰𝘳𝘻𝘰, 2 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘴)
1/2 𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯
4-6 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘦 (𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦)
1/2 𝘵𝘣𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘰
1/2 𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯
𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦
𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘺 (𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩)
𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘪𝘭 (𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥)
𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦❣️
Begin by first washing and drying your scallops, also allow them to sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes so that they are not cold and cook evenly without much shrinkage. Make sure to pat them dry before seasoning with salt and pepper, this will ensure a great seat and prevent steaming with takes away from the sear.
In a large pan heat up about 3-4 tablespoons of butter on medium low heat and then add in 2 cups of orzo to toast lightly to a light golden brown, remove orzo from the pan once you achieve this golden brown color and set aside. In the same pan add in a little extra virgin olive oil and increase the heat to medium high. Add in your scallops leaving enough room in between each one and leave them alone for about 3 minutes. Cook your scallops in batches to avoid steaming the scallops which cause shrinkage and will not give you that desired sear. After three minutes flip them over and continue to cook for about another extra minute, make sure to season both sides and you can add a tablespoon of butter for extra flavor and then remove and set aside while you cook the next batch of scallops.
Once scallops are done add in extra virgin olive oil and add in your onions with a little salt to cook down. Sauté for about 3-4 minutes then add in your garlic and immediately add in your orzo to combine all the flavors ensuring that your garlic won’t burn. At this point you can add in your liquid which is 4 cups of crushed tomatoes (use water to wash out the can to make 4 cups) and then season with one tsp of oregano and combine. Add in some lemon juice (1/2 lemon) also some parmesan cheese and stir until everything is well incorporated. Add in about 1 cup of water and cover and let cook for about 4-5 minutes or until your orzo is fully cooked, taste along the way until you get your desired consistency for the pasta.
Once orzo is done add in your finely minced parsley, grate in some more parmesan cheese and add your scallops back in. I like to them add in additional parmesan cheese and some lemon slices to be used to squeeze on the scallops while eating. Pair with Italian bread or a toasted baguette and enjoy, Cin cin!
𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬:)
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨!👩🏻‍🍳