How to Prepare Creamy Scallops: An Easy and Delicious Chilean Recipe

Chilean creamy scallops are a delicious, elegant, and easy-to-prepare dish, perfect for special occasions. They are also an excellent source of protein and minerals.

How to Prepare Creamy Scallops?

For this recipe, the scallops are first cleaned and cooked in a pan with butter and garlic. Then, cream is added and simmered over low heat until the sauce thickens.

Creamy Scallops Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Calories: 400 kcal
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

• 24 fresh scallops
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 cup of white wine
• 1 cup of heavy cream
• 1 lemon
• ½ onion, chopped
• Fresh chives, chopped
• Crispy chopped bacon
• Merkén (optional)
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. In a large skillet, add the butter and olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for a few minutes until lightly golden. Pour in the white wine, increase the heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the mixture is reduced by half.

2. Add the heavy cream, lemon juice, and optionally, the chopped bacon. Continue cooking for a few minutes until the sauce thickens slightly. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and optionally, add a pinch of merkén. Keep warm.

3. In a medium skillet, add a drizzle of olive oil and heat over high heat. Add the previously seasoned scallops and cook for 1 minute on each side until golden. Serve the scallops on individual plates, topped with the creamy sauce, and garnish with freshly chopped chives.

Nutritional Porperties

Chilean creamy scallops are an excellent source of protein (25 g per serving), zinc, and vitamin B12, essential for immune health and the nervous system. They also provide selenium and omega-3 fatty acids, beneficial for cardiovascular and brain function.

Scallops in Chile

Scallops are found from the Chiloé Archipelago to Cape Horn, mainly in fjords with glaciers, at depths of 2 to 15 meters. There is a minimum catch size of 7.5 cm, and extraction is restricted to diving.

Scallops as an Aphrodisiac

Scallops are considered a natural aphrodisiac due to their high zinc content, which helps increase testosterone production in the body.