WOULD YOU EAT THIS GARLIC BUTTER LOBSTER AND SCALLOPS

Yesss 😍 here’s a buttery, juicy, restaurant-style recipe—simple but SO good.

🦞🧄 Garlic Butter Lobster & Scallops 🦪

Ingredients

• 2 lobster tails (or 1½ lb lobster meat)
• 12–16 sea scallops (patted dry)
• Salt & black pepper
• ½ tsp paprika
• ½ tsp garlic powder

Garlic Butter Sauce

• 6 tbsp butter
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp lemon zest (optional)
• Fresh parsley, chopped
• Red pepper flakes (optional)

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Instructions

1. Prep seafood
   • Cut lobster tails lengthwise, loosen meat.
   • Pat scallops completely dry (important for sear).
2. Season
   • Season lobster and scallops with salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder.
3. Sear scallops
   • Heat olive oil + 1 tbsp butter in a hot skillet.
   • Sear scallops 1½–2 minutes per side until golden.
   • Remove and set aside.
4. Cook lobster
   • In the same pan, add 2 tbsp butter.
   • Add lobster meat, cook 2–3 minutes per side until opaque.
   • Remove and set aside.
5. Garlic butter sauce
   • Lower heat, add remaining butter.
   • Add garlic, cook 30 seconds (don’t brown).
   • Stir in lemon juice, zest, red pepper flakes, parsley.
6. Combine
   • Return lobster and scallops to the pan.
   • Spoon sauce over everything.
   • Simmer 1 minute, then serve hot.

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Serving Ideas

• Over steakhouse mashed potatoes
• With garlic rice
• With crusty bread to soak up that butter 🤤

Pro Tips

• Hot pan = perfect scallop crust
• Don’t overcook lobster—once opaque, it’s done
• Add a splash of white wine for extra depth 🍷

Want a baked version, oven-broiled lobster, or creamy garlic butter sauce? 😏