Here’s a rich, restaurant-style recipe for Garlic Butter Lobster & Scallops—but surprisingly simple to make at home.
Lobster and Scallops cooked in garlic butter create a buttery, sweet, and slightly caramelized seafood dish.
🧄 Ingredients
- 1 lobster tail (or small lobster pieces)
- 8–12 scallops (cleaned and patted dry)
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt & black pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika (optional)
- Fresh parsley (chopped)
🍳 Instructions
1. Prepare seafood
- Pat scallops very dry (important for searing)
- Lightly season lobster and scallops with salt, pepper, and paprika
2. Sear scallops
- Heat olive oil + 1 tbsp butter in a pan
- Sear scallops on medium-high heat
- Cook 1.5–2 minutes per side until golden crust forms
- Remove and set aside
3. Cook lobster
- In the same pan, add another 1–2 tbsp butter
- Add lobster pieces
- Cook until opaque and tender (about 4–6 minutes depending on size)
4. Make garlic butter sauce
- Lower heat
- Add remaining butter + garlic
- Stir until fragrant (don’t burn garlic)
- Add lemon juice
5. Combine
- Return scallops to the pan
- Spoon garlic butter sauce over everything
- Cook together for 1–2 minutes
🍽️ Serving ideas
- With rice or mashed potatoes
- With pasta and cream sauce
- With crusty bread to soak up butter
💡 Tips for best results
- Dry scallops = better sear (no steaming)
- Don’t overcook seafood (it becomes rubbery)
- Garlic should be fragrant, not browned
- Finish with lemon for freshness
🧠 Bottom line
This dish is all about quick searing + rich garlic butter sauce + careful timing—simple ingredients, restaurant-level results.
If you want, I can also give:
- creamy garlic butter pasta version
- or budget seafood substitute version 👍
