Have you ever eaten a plate of buttery, rich scallops at a restaurant and thought, "I could do that" — only to find out that cooking perfect scallops at home is trickier than you imagined? Despite how ...

Scallops might bring to mind fancy seafood restaurants, but I'm here to let you in on a little secret: they're fairly simple to make at home, and are ready to be served in only around 30 minutes.

You may be familiar with scallops as the buttery, cylindrical pucks of sweet, fishy goodness on which only a restaurant can achieve a crusty sear. But, we promise, you can do the same at home, as long ...