Japanese Miso Butter Scallops

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 2
Yield: 2 servings

Description

This Japanese recipe for cooking sea scallops in a sweet miso butter sauce includes miso paste, sake, soy sauce, sugar, and butter. It cooks in minutes.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon miso paste
1 tablespoon sake
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 pound sea scallops
1 teaspoon water, if needed
1 tablespoon butter

Directions

1 Combine miso paste, sake, soy sauce, and sugar in a small bowl.
2 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add scallops; cook 3 to 4 minutes. Flip scallops; cook until no longer translucent and cooked through, about 1 minute more.
3 Reduce heat to low; let the skillet cool down for 1 minute. Add miso sauce; cook about 3 minutes, thinning with water if necessary. Add butter; stir until melted.