LEMON BUTTER SAUCE FOR SCALLOPS

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon clarified butter (you’ll need about 1/2 stick butter
• 2 tablespoons each finely chopped yellow onion and garlic 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons dry white wine
• kosher salt
• white pepper
• 2 tablespoons cold butter

Preparation

Step 1

To clarify butter: melt 1/2 stick butter over low heat. When melted, remove from heat ahd set aside for several minutes to allow the milk solids to settle to the bottom. Skim the clear (clarified) butter from the top and discard sediment. To make sauce: Heat clarified butter, add onion nd garlic and saute until transparent. Add lemon juice and white wine and season taste with salt and pepper. Simmer 2-3 minutes to reduce liquid. Remove from heat and swirl in cold butter until sauce is smooth and emulsified.