Bacon wrapped scallops

This is a very pedestrian, and VERY good recipe. We actually have never cooked it before because it seemed to be one of those things you order from an app menu.

But one of our local boutique shops (Green Turtle ROCKS) had some HUGE scallops today, so we bought some in lue of our usual shrimp. So we also bought half a pound of their bacon.

This recipe is for two.

Ingredients

Six BIG fresh sea scallops

Bacon ( 3 strips). We buy half a pound and save the rest for breakfast.

2 tablespoons butter (we use Earth Balance margarine)

Fresh ground pepper

Tony’s Seasoning

1 tsp minced garlic

6 toothpicks

Directions

Melt the margarine. Add the Tony’s, garlic and pepper in a bowl. Add the scallops to coat. Cut 3 strips of bacon in half. On a cutting board or a plate, lay down the bacon. Put the scallop in the center and wrap the scallop in the bacon. The ends should BARELY overlap. You don’t want two layers of bacon. Put a toothpick through the ends and through the center. Repeat for all. Grind some course pepper on top.

You can throw this into a 375° oven for 15 minutes if you like. Cook till bacon is done. But the RIGHT thing to do is to put it on the grill and cook it until it looks like the photo above. Rotate as needed, even on the sides.

Incredibly simple recipe, and possibly one of the best things you’ll ever put in your mouth (if you’re a carnivore). Yum. We only cook 3 for each person as an app, but this could easily be a main dish with 6 for each person.