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June 16, 2020 By Joe Boyle 4 Comments

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Scallops with lobster brandy sauce need to be on your shortlist of recipes to try. The flavor of this is phenomenal.

Have you ever watched a TV cooking show and gotten an OMG moment? Like when you are seeing this recipe come together and right away you know you have to try it?

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So quick…You hit the record button so you don’t lose it. Well, that is where this recipe came from.

While binge-watching Triple D, (Diners and Drive-ins and Dives), on the Food Network Channel on a Friday night, (that’s as exciting as it gets around here lately), I saw this amazing recipe made by a guy who has a restaurant in a gas station.

And he’s making incredible seafood.

He’s mixing up a couple of gallons of this Lobster Brandy Sauce and Guy Fieri goes bonkers over how good this tastes.

I love seafood and I love scallops and lobster so you know where this is going. Condense this 2-gallon recipe down to about 2 cups.

Ingredients For The Brandy Sauce

The sauce is basically a butter and flour roux that’s flavored with lobster stock.

To be honest, I had never used lobster stock before and didn’t know where to find it. I’ve never seen it at Publix!

Turns out that a little specialty store in Clearwater had this Bar Harbor brand stock. After some research too, it turns out that Better Than Bouillon makes a lobster base.

I’m getting me some of that.

The sauce also gets some aromatics…garlic and onion. A little lemon juice, white wine, brandy, and hot sauce round out the flavors.

A bit of heavy cream is added for richness and thickening.

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Making the Lobster Brandy Sauce

Butter, garlic, and onions are added to a saucepan on medium heat and cooked to soften.

Then the flour is mixed in and allowed to cook off the flour taste.

Next, all the wet ingredients are whisked in and allowed to simmer and thicken.

The lobster flavor really develops as the sauce is reduced.

You can also use this brandy cream sauce for seafood of any kind.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best oil to cook scallops?

The oil should have a high smoke point: canola, grapeseed, safflower, extra virgin olive oil, or clarified butter.

What is the best way to thaw frozen scallops?

It’s best to thaw them is to place them on a paper towel on a plate, cover them with plastic wrap and keep them in the refrigerator overnight. The paper towel should help to absorb any moisture in the scallop to encourage better browning.

How do you prepare a sea scallop for cooking?

When selecting sea scallops, make sure that you are getting dry-packed. These are scallops that are shucked and put on ice with no additives. Ask the fishmonger if you are unsure. Check the scallop to see if the side muscle is removed. It would be an obvious looking white spot on the side of the scallop. Cut it off if it remains. Pat the scallops dry before cooking for best browning.

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Serve the scallops with lobster brandy sauce with rice or mashed potatoes and a vegetable or salad.

This is some really good eats. And, use this brandy cream sauce for seafood of any kind.

And you might also like to try these seafood recipes:

Shrimp Mac and Cheese
Crab Cakes from Canned Crab
Crepes St. Jacques
Seared Scallop Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Mango Salsa

Seared Scallops with Lobster Brandy Sauce

Tasty scallops with a lobster brandy sauce that has killer flavors. A couple drops of truffle oil on each scallop takes this over the top.

4.60 from 5 votes

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Ingredients

20 oz. sea scallops
1 tbsp canola oil
4 tbsp butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup fine chopped onion, (1/4 yellow onion)
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tbsp lemon juice, (juice from 1/2 lemon)
1/4 cup flour, all-purpose
1/4 cup dry white wine
15 oz. Bar Harbor lobster stock
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup brandy
2 tsp hot sauce, I used Frank's
truffle oil

Instructions

Use a large sauce pan on medium heat and melt the butter. Add the garlic and onion and cook for 3 or 4 minutes to soften. Add the salt if using and the lemon juice.
Sprinkle in the flour and mix well with the butter and cook for a minute to eliminate the flour taste. Then whisk in the wine, lobster stock, cream, and brandy. Bring to a boil while stirring, then reduce to a gentle boil to reduce.
Reduce the sauce to the consistency of heavy cream which will take about 10 minutes. Stir in the hot sauce, taste and adjust the heat. Keep the sauce hot to serve or cool and reheat in a small skillet before serving.
Use a good non-stick skillet on high heat, add the canola oil. Lightly salt the scallops then add to the hot skillet and don't disturb for 2 to 3 minutes to sear the first side of the scallop. Use tongs to twist and lift the scallop and turn to the reverse side. Sear for another 2 minutes and watch for the scallop to turn opaque. Remove from the skillet.
Ladle a layer of the lobster brandy sauce on a plate and top with the seared scallops. Add a drop or two of truffle oil to each scallop.

Notes

Nutrition information assumes a 5 ounce serving of scallops with the sauce.
Better than Bouillon lobster base can be used. If you use this, do not add the sea salt as it is salty.
The lobster sauce can be cooled then reheated in a small skillet.
The hot sauce you use is up to you. Crystal, Louisiana, Cholula, and even sriracha would be good.
Try the lobster sauce with shrimp or crab legs too. It is really good.
Recipe adapted from Food Network, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.

Nutrition

Calories: 358kcal

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This recipe post has been updated on December 16, 2021.

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Robert
March 31, 2023 at 7:39 am

Made this recipe exactly according to the ingredients and instructions. Substituted the Bar Harbor lobster stock with the Better Than Bullion Lobster Base and omitted the salt according to the tip in the note section. The sauce was not that favorable, rather bland. Maybe the lobster stock but I have used this stock before in stir-fry recipes and it was very good.
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- Joe
  March 31, 2023 at 9:29 am
  Hi Robert,
  I have made it both ways and the canned Bar Harbor lobster stock has a more intense seafood flavor to it. The Better than Bouillon is just easy to have on hand. Thanks for giving this a try.
  Joe
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Kristin Nelson
June 18, 2020 at 9:57 am

Everything I love!!!
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MaryJo
June 17, 2020 at 9:02 am

If you love seafood, especially scallops, you really should try this easy recipe. The sauce is sublime! We froze the leftover sauce and had it on shrimp a couple of nights later and it elevated the shrimp way more than making a stock of shrimp shells (which also makes a great sauce) but with less work. A great dish for entertaining!
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