Garlic Butter Lobster and Scallops 🦞🦪🧄🧈
Garlic butter lobster and scallops is a rich seafood dish where sweet lobster and delicate scallops are pan-seared and coated in a fragrant garlic butter sauce. It’s commonly served in restaurants as a “luxury skillet” or surf-and-turf-style dish.
🧂 Main ingredients
- Lobster tail or lobster meat
- Sea scallops
- Butter (lots of it 🧈)
- Garlic (fresh minced)
- Salt & black pepper
- Lemon juice
- Olive oil (for searing)
- Parsley (optional garnish)
- Optional: chili flakes or paprika
🍳 How to make it
1. Prep seafood
- Pat scallops very dry (important for browning)
- Season scallops and lobster with salt and pepper
2. Sear scallops
- Heat pan with a mix of oil and butter
- Sear scallops 1–2 minutes per side until golden crust forms
- Remove and set aside
3. Cook lobster
- Add lobster meat to the same pan
- Cook until just opaque and tender (don’t overcook)
4. Make garlic butter sauce
- Lower heat
- Add butter and garlic
- Stir until fragrant
- Add lemon juice and parsley
5. Combine
- Return scallops and lobster to pan
- Spoon garlic butter over everything
🔥 Flavor profile
- Sweet, buttery lobster
- Tender, slightly caramelized scallops
- Rich garlic butter sauce
- Bright lemon finish
🍽️ How it’s served
- With pasta or linguine 🍝
- With mashed potatoes 🥔
- With rice or risotto 🍚
- With crusty bread for dipping 🍞
🔄 Variations
- Creamy garlic butter (add a splash of cream)
- Spicy version with chili flakes 🌶️
- Herb butter version (thyme, dill, parsley)
- Cajun-style seasoning twist
💡 Tip
Scallops cook very fast—overcooking makes them rubbery. Aim for a golden crust and a soft, translucent center.
If you want, I can also give you a restaurant-style “surf and turf” version with steak, or a quick 15-minute garlic butter seafood skillet recipe.
