Quick, easy, and delicious. Creamy Lemon Scallops. They are an easy and very quick main course, perfect for a quick lunch or dinner but very tasty!
Who says meat main course recipes are always long and elaborate? Let’s look at one that’s easy and very quick, but finger-licking good: creamy lemon scallops!
Simply floured meat slices cooked with lemon juice, the ingredients are simple and economical: slices of pork loin or ham, lemon juice, flour for breading, and a knob of butter or alternatively, extra virgin olive oil for pan cooking.
As an alternative to pork, you can also prepare the scallops with slices of chicken or turkey breast, or more tender and juicy veal slices, following the same recipe and cooking method.
Besides the juice, you can add lemon slices to the cooking, with the recommendation to wash the lemon well or use an organic one.
In case of gluten intolerance, you can bread the slices with gluten-free flour. In case of lactose intolerance, use olive oil or lactose-free butter.
My recommendation is to cook them and eat them immediately, hot and fragrant, perhaps garnished with a few lemon slices and accompanied by a light side dish or with crispy roasted potatoes in a pan.
Curious to try this simple and tasty recipe?
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 312.43 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 8.91 (g) of which sugars 0.44 (g)
- Proteins 26.03 (g)
- Fat 19.04 (g) of which saturated 4.53 (g)of which unsaturated 9.84 (g)
- Fibers 0.53 (g)
- Sodium 538.95 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 150 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
Creamy Lemon Scallops
- 4 slices pork loin (or pork ham or veal slices or chicken or turkey)
- 1 lemon (juice)
- as needed all-purpose flour
- as needed extra virgin olive oil (or butter)
- salt
Tools
- Pan
Steps
Creamy Lemon Scallops
Flour the slices well, then squeeze the lemon and set the juice aside.
If they are thick, pounding the meat slices is a crucial step to make them more tender and uniform in thickness.
(Pound the meat with firm but not too violent strokes, starting from the center and moving towards the edges. Try to give uniform strokes to obtain a homogeneous thickness).
In a pan, heat a drizzle of oil, add the floured slices and let them brown for a couple of minutes on each side.
Salt and add the lemon juice.
Let it cook for a couple of minutes, until the sauce thickens and has a creamy consistency.
Bring our steaming lemon scallops to the table!
This recipe is easy and quick, but the result is always a guaranteed success.
Enjoy your meal!
Tips
This is a quick main dish that lends itself to many variations.
We can first of all change the type of meat and use, if we prefer, pork or chicken meat.
We can cook them with vegetables and also flavor the dish with aromatic herbs.
Thyme or sage are perfect, for example, provided not to overdo it to not cover the aroma and taste of lemon.
Make sure to use an untreated lemon, so you can also grate some of its zest for an even more intense fragrance.
If the sauce thickens too much, add a splash of water or vegetable broth to make it more fluid.
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