take 4 - oven baked butter scallop

oct 1, 2023 (sun).............make a 4th attempt

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introduction

- it is an easy to cook dish

- but scallop of top premium quality is a MUST (mine is japanese scallop of sashimi grade ie can eat it raw after defrost)

main ingredients

- scallop

- salt

- butter

steps

1. defrost scallop (coz mine is frozen stuff)...........the correct way of defrosting frozen seafood is to take to room temperature and quickly wash by water............then leave it on a drainer so that water drips out without soaking the seafood

2. use kitchen paper to absorb extra water content

3. preheat oven at 200°c

4. season scallop with little pinch of salt............top by tiny butter

5. put in mid level............switch to top/bottom heating mode for 5 mins

6. switch off.............use remaining butter on foil to cook scallop for 1 min in the oven

7. done

taste

-coz to stand out scallop's original good flavor...........therefore better to keep seasoning very basic and simple (tried adding chopped garlic and garlic taste came out too overwhelming and dominant)

-scallop has its natural sweet (coz of its good quality)

-no over cooked, still juicy inside

areas of improvement

-quite satisfied with this attempt

-can add tiny bit more butter

-shorten cooking time by taking out last 1 min in oven...........so scallop will be more tender, closer to just cook