Brown Buttered Pasta w/ Scallops
A super light yet totally satisfying and incredibly delicious meal.
Servings 6 people
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!