Recipe: Fried Dayboat Sea Scallops with Homemade Tartar Sauce

This week on Good Food, Karin Tammi joins Evan for a discussion about scallops. Karin’s book Scalllops: A New England Coastal Cookbook is an amazing look at this popular seafood. A recipe for Fried Dayboat Sea Scallops with Homemade Tartar Sauce is below.

Homemade Tartar Sauce:

Makes about 1 1/2 cups

1 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup drained pickle relish

2 tbsp. finely chopped sweet onion

Serves 4

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

1 large egg, beaten

1 tbsp. water

1 cup Panko bread crumbs

20 medium “dry” packed or “Dayboat” sea scallops, trimmed, rinsed, pat dry & whole

3 cups vegetable oil

Lemon wedges

2 bowls

2 quart heavy sauce pan or electric fryer

Shallow plate for bread crumbs

Paper towels

To make the Homemade Tartar Sauce, mix together all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and chill. Combine flour, salt and pepper in a bowl. Combine egg and water in a bowl. Place Panko bread crumbs on a shallow plate. Dredge scallops in flour mixture; dip in egg mixture; and dredge in crumbs. Place on a plate or tray, cover and chill for 20 minutes. Pour oil in a 2 quart heavy saucepan or electric fryer; heat to 375 degrees. Fry scallops in batches, about 11/2 minutes or until golden. Do not crowd. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately with lemon wedges and Homemade Tartar Sauce.