Scallops In Brussels

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb scallops, rinsed, patted dry, lightly salted
• 1 lb small to medium brussels sprout, halved
• 1/2 lb bacon, chop about 3 of those slices
• 1/4 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• unsalted butter
• lemon juice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 put a salted pot on boil for your sprouts, but don't add them until its roaring.
• 2 boil washed sprouts about 10 minutes.
• 3 preheat oven to 375.
• 4 line an 8x8 baking pan with whole sliced bacon.
• 5 bake until chewy-not crispy.
• 6 drain sprouts very well before adding atop your bacon
• 7 in large skillet med-high heat melt a tbs of butter.
• 8 add chopped bacon.
• 9 add chopped onions.
• 10 caramelize.
• 11 pour mixture into 8x8 bacon pan- drench them sprouts good.
• 12 return to oven and crank up that heat to 475.
• 13 bake until scallops are done.
• 14 add scallops to seasoned pan gently making sure one face is flat to the pan.
• 15 do not poke, prod, turn, jiggle, push, pull, or tinker for a couple minutes then peek gently to see if they are browned.
• 16 you may need to flip on opposite side if you sprang for scallops of unusual size, otherwise remove from heat.
• 17 toss scallops with sprouts, garlic, and a squirt of lemon juice.
• 18 serve immediately!