Have you guys had “browned” butter?!?! I am currently so obsessed with browning butter for everything right now and if you haven’t done it, you have to!
It’s super simple and you can use a good quality grass fed butter and not feel guilty about wanting to bathe in it – my flavorite brand is Kerry Gold.
This dish is not complicated to make however, it does require attention. Because you are cooking each part by itself in the same pan, it can feel tedious, but trust me, it is way worth it. You don’t want to over crowd the pan with everything at once because the wat it all cooks will change and create different flavors.
Everyone in the family loved this and felt like they were having an indulgent gourmet meal. Make this for your next Sunday dinner for the whole fam and they will think you’re a professional chef!
Brown Buttered Pasta w/ Scallops
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter kerrygold, 8 tbsp
- 1 white onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 cup mushrooms thinly sliced, white or cremini
- 1 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/2-1 pound sea scallops
- 8 oz pasta preferably banza
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a medium pan, melt butter. Brown the butter – bring to light boil till it starts to foam then lower and continuously stir.
- Add chopped onion and garlic and cook till translucent and fragrant. Add some salt and pepper to taste. Remove all brown butter and onion and garlic from pan and set aside in small bowl.
- Add two tbsp of the brown butter from the bowl into the pan with the sliced mushrooms. Do not over crowd the mushrooms and do not add too much butter.
- Once the mushrooms have browned, add the tomatoes and toss around till they have wilted a little. Remove both mushrooms and tomatoes from the pan.
- In the same pan, add back two tbsp of the browned butter and get the pan very hot. Sear the scallops on each side, about 2-3 minutes each side. Make sure not to over crowd the pan for this too.
- Cook 8ounces of your flavorite pasta according to the directions.
- Add pasta, scallops, mushrooms and onions and brown butter to the pan everything was cooked in and mix.
- Top with fresh parsley and red pepper flakes or cracked black pepper and ENJOY!