Brown Sugar Bacon Wrapped Scallops Recipe
Brown Sugar Bacon Wrapped Scallops Recipe is perfect for a party, easy dinner, appetizer, or BBQ - these brown sugar glazed scallops wrapped in bacon is the most delicious bacon wrapped scallop recipe ever!
Ingredients
- 4 strips bacon (*approximately - used 1/2 slice of bacon for each scallop.)
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 lb scallops
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp pepper (fresh cracked)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- 1Pat scallops dry with a paper towel.
- 2In a large pan, start to crisp bacon. Cook bacon until golden brown - but still soft and pliable.
- 3In a small bowl, mix salt, pepper, and garlic and then sprinkle generously over scallops.
- 4Wrap each scallop with 1/2 bacon strip and secure by pushing a toothpick through the bacon and scallop.
- 5In another small bowl, mix brown sugar and ginger.
- 6Sprinkle brown sugar and ginger mixture all over scallop, but reserve much of the sugar and gigner to sprinkle after the scallops flip once.
- 7Heat butter in large pan until foamy and melted.
- 8Add scallops to pan and cook on medium high heat. Flip after 5-6 minutes, sprinkle with more sugar and ginger, and continue repeating steps until scallops are cooked.
- 9Serve immediately.