Oh wow — this is restaurant-level indulgence at home 🦞🦪🧈🌿
Here’s a succulent garlic butter lobster and scallops recipe with fresh herbs that’s rich, buttery, and perfectly tender.
🦞🦪 Garlic Butter Lobster & Scallops with Herbs
Ingredients (serves 2–3)
Seafood
- 2 lobster tails (about 6–8 oz each)
- 8–10 sea scallops, patted dry
- Salt & freshly ground black pepper
Garlic Butter Herb Sauce
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (fresh)
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves (or ½ tsp dried)
- 1 tsp fresh parsley, chopped
- Optional: pinch of red pepper flakes
For Serving
- Lemon wedges
- Fresh parsley
- Crusty bread or steamed vegetables
Instructions
1. Prep the lobster tails
- Slice lobster shells down the top, gently loosen meat.
- Season lobster meat with salt and pepper.
2. Sear the scallops
- Heat 1 tbsp butter in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sear scallops 1–2 minutes per side until golden brown.
- Remove from pan and keep warm.
3. Cook lobster
- In the same pan, add 1–2 tbsp butter.
- Place lobster tails cut-side down and sear 2–3 minutes.
- Flip and cook another 2–3 minutes until lobster is opaque and tender.
4. Make garlic herb butter
- Reduce heat to medium-low.
- Add remaining butter and garlic. Sauté 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in lemon juice, thyme, parsley, and red pepper flakes.
5. Combine
- Return scallops and lobster to pan.
- Spoon garlic butter over seafood to glaze and heat through 1 minute.
6. Serve
- Plate lobster and scallops.
- Drizzle with garlic herb butter.
- Garnish with lemon wedges and parsley.
🔥 Pro Tips
- Dry scallops before searing — they brown better.
- Don’t overcook lobster or scallops — they become rubbery quickly.
- Use a skillet with a tight-fitting lid if needed to steam the lobster lightly after searing.
Variations
- 🍋 Lemon garlic butter: extra zest and juice for tangy brightness
- 🌶️ Spicy version: add chili flakes or a dash of cayenne
- 🥬 One-pan meal: sear scallops and lobster with asparagus or green beans
- 🍶 Wine twist: deglaze pan with 2 tbsp white wine before adding butter
If you want, I can also give a baked oven version where lobster and scallops cook in the garlic herb butter together — hands-off and super juicy.
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