Garlic scallops can be cooked in the microwave.

Put the garlic scallops in the microwave (with grilling function) and bake over medium heat for 10-15 minutes. When you hear constant squeaking, the scallop meat shrinks, and there is some soup on the shell, you can start the oven. You can also check with a toothpick. If the toothpick can be easily inserted and pulled out, it means it is cooked.

How to eat

Scallops are usually fried in butter or breaded and fried. It is usually served with semi-dry white wine. Scallops are added to quiche or pan-fried and served as an appetizer.

Japanese people like to eat scallops with their sushi and sashimi, while Chinese people mainly eat scallops in Guangdong and Hainan. Cantonese people like to cook scallop soup and drink it.

Scallops are an extremely popular shellfish in both Eastern and Western recipes. There are two types of meat in scallops, one is the scallop's inward muscle, which is white and very meaty, and the other is the meat distributed around the inward muscle, which is red and very soft. Usually, only the inner muscle of the scallop is used as an ingredient, and the surrounding red meat is discarded.