Cheesy Baked Scallops baked with garlic, butter, and two kinds of cheese. Yum!
I now have a new favorite grocery destination.
Last weekend, our feet took us to Fishermall just because we were craving for Mister Kabab where I learned to order the Shawarma Plate instead of the Special Beef Chelo Kabab (I’m holding off on the rice and butter, people!). It was the perfect place because (a.) there’s a Mister Kabab restaurant there and (b.) there’s a supermarket — my favorite place of all time.
You know what I found out about their supermarket? It has lots of fresh seafood I don’t usually find in other supermarkets! (It’s Fishermall, duh.) There are baby octopus and fresh scallops, among others. You know how Grilled or Baked Scallops can get really expensive when you order it in restaurants, right? Six to nine pieces will cost you around ₱400.
A kilo of fresh scallops there is only ₱280!
The problem was, since it was my first time cooking fresh scallops, I didn’t know how to clean it. When you buy frozen scallops, all you get is the medallion-like meat, right?
Googling it told me that those orange sacks are roe and that what I should remove are the black sack and all the other membranes.
Removing all those nasty stuff made room for garlicky butter and two kinds of cheese! Oh, the weekend was indeed an indulgence.
Vegetarian Soba Pasta at Le Petit Souffle
Meanwhile, it’s so haaaard to adjust my eating habits!!! I’m trying my best to do portion control and to keep away from high sugar and high carb food for the mean time. It’s just so difficult when I’m out. Yesterday, I attended the launch of Mustela Maternite, a complete range of skin care products for pregnant moms and new moms! (which I’m gonna tell you all about at www.mommypeach.com, soon.). I had this Vegetarian Soba Pasta at Le Petit Souffle that tastes sooooo good, I wanna replicate it!
Smoked Ham Cubano from Mister Delicious and Joe’s Brew from Smoky Bastard
peanutbutter♥ had the Smoked Ham Cubano from Mister Delicious and a bottle of Joe’s Brew from Smoky Bastard. He only had half of it and half to take home because the sandwich was big enough for two servings.
And today, guess what I prepared for lunch? We had Steak with Chimichurri Sauce and Mac N’ Cheese on the side!
Ykaie and peanutbutter♥ was so pleased with lunch! We finished a big chunk of porterhouse and t-bone! I’ll be sharing with you the recipe soon….
Back to these two-cheese Baked Scallops.. these are super cheesy since it had monterey jack and parmesan. Ykaie loved it so much she wanted another kilo of scallops. I found it a bit dry, though. I’ll have a makeover of this recipe, perhaps put a bit of mayonnaise or some bechamel.
Baked Scallops again next weekend? Ykaie would be very happy.
- 1kg fresh scallops, shucked and cleaned
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 cups colby jack cheese, shredded
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup parsley, chopped finely
- lemon wedges
- Make sure you leave one part of the scallop shell after cleaning and shucking the scallops.
- Combine butter, garlic and salt in a small bowl and mix well.
- Assemble scallops on a baking pan.
- Put a small amount of the butter-garlic mixture, cheese, and parsley on each scallop.
- Bake at 350ºF/177ºC for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is light brown and bubbly.
- Serve with lemon wedges and hot sauce.
Scallops are really expensive in the restaurant so I don’t always order this. I haven’t seen scallops pa in the supermarket and even wet market.
yeah, that’s why we went ahead and bought fresh ones na lang.
Holly moly! That looks so good! Scallops are one of my favorite seafoods. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
you’re welcome.
What a delicious looking recipe! I also love the look. I think serving it on the shells is a great touch.
Thanks paula!
These Scallops look amazing!!! I have never made them at home but I think my husband would enjoy them as well.
I’m pretty sure he would.
This recipe looks incredibly good. My best friend loves seafood so I hope to make it for her.
oh, she will love this.
I tried scallops for the first time a few months back and they were delicious. I am always worried about cleaning/shucking them because of the amount of work. However, this recipe looks so delicious I might just try it.
Oh I’m sure you’ll set aside the work and enjoy the scallops
Those scallops looks so good I want to grab them from the screen and eat them.
Thanks Angela!
Goodness, those looks delicious! I am not much for scallops but I love how this looks! Para sigurong fiesta yan senyo Mommy Peach everyday.
Thanks mommy Rose.. hindi naman. minssan lang.. 🙂
The cheesy baked scallops look really good. I’ve never had them made that way but will have to give that a try! Thanks for the recipe.
you’re welcome
Sounds amazing and looks so tasty!!
Thanks lauren!
YUM!!! We love scallops this would be amazing to make at home!
Wow! Can I grab a bit please? I’m so hungry already and this popped up on screen! lol! I’m just trying to finish my commex and I’m off to the kitchen! haha.
I’m sure it made you more hungry!
The Cheesy Baked Scallops look amazing. I’d be scared I would mess them up, but maybe I’ll be a risk taker and give them a try.
Reading your post made me realized I haven’t really seen scallops in their shell. Who would have known they look like that? I’m used to seeing just the medallions – not much fuss before I cook them. Now that vegetarian soba is making me drool.
Oh it’s delicious! I think scallops are charming on their shells.. LOL!
Wow! I have never had scallops before but I would love to try your recipe! The cheese really brings me in.
Thanks! I’m sure you’d love it.
Oh, Scallops! I so love them. I just can’t resist them.
It’s so so good, right?
I liked this “lampirong” – scallops ever since i was a kid. I cooked it naturally – stir-fried and it’s really delicious with white rice. For sure, this weekend, I’ll try to find in the market.
I’ll try that next time.
Your scallops look amazing!! I have never cooked with them before because they always seem intimidating! LOL!
Thanks Ricci! It’s really very easy to cook.
I love scallops. Since moving down South, I just love seafood. I’ve some of the best food down here.
That’s so good to know.
I haven’t tried this yet but I’ll give it a shot whenever there are scallops available in the market. It is rarely available here in our place but whenever it is available, it gets sold quickly! But I’ll see to it that I can buy this time and will definitely give this a try.
I hope you get to try my recipe. It’s really good.
Those scallops seriously look delicious!!! I’m usually satisfied with just butter, garlic and cheese but will totally try your recipe. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome!
Your Cheesy Baked Scallops look delicious. My husband makes scallops about once a month so I’ll have to give him this recipe so we can try them.
Wow, they look yummy and esp those scallops! You saved dishes there as the shells served as their dish. 🙂
I haven’t eaten scallop yet. I am not sure if I can actually eat one for fear of any seafood allergies.
Scallops with anything are one of my fave seafood dishes. This looks amazing, I have to try it.
I love seafoods, especially scallops! Love all the pictures you posted above
I love Scallops and these look absolutely delicious. Definitely going to give this a try.
This food all looks delicious. I have never cooked scallops before but it looks like I have to try this recipe. My family loves cheese and this would make for a great dish. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I will devour them in a heartbeat. It’s a shame that it’s quite dear. Nice presentation in there though.
Wowowowwwwee! They look so good that I just want to go to the kitchen and grab something to eat as the photos makes me hungry. I love to cooking and will definitely try the scallop recipe one day, minus the cleaning part eehehhe!
I haven’t tried baked scallops but it looks super yummy. Sana I can buy it fresh too.
Tbh, I don’t know if I’ve already tasted scallops before. haha. Maybe I have, I either just don’t remember or don’t know the name. Plus, I learned that it’s expensive too, so that’s another reason. haha. Your recipe looks really yummy!
Thanks Nilyn!
It looks so good and bet it taste scrumptious. Thanks for sharing the recipe Sis:)
you’re welcome sis!
I just realized that I never tried cooking scallops ever so I should start now using your recipe.
I hope you like it.