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Not Up for Cooking? Turn On the Broiler

These customizable one-pan dinners take just a few minutes under the heat

3 min readSep 2, 2020

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Yes, this is the most wonderful time of year to cook in most parts of the U.S.

Corn, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, peaches, plums, apples, etc. — all abundant. But what if you’re jazzed about the produce but can’t muster the enthusiasm to cook? Bust out a sheet pan.

Once the oven is heated and the corn is shucked, this one-pan broil (and its variations) take only as long as the scallops need to brown and cook through, which is, like, five minutes. While that happens, you chop up some scallions, chiles, and cilantro to bring some freshness to the table.

Preheat the broiler and relax.

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Scallop and Corn Pan Broil

Ingredients

  • 6 ears fresh corn
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 1½ pounds sea scallops
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 scallions
  • 1 fresh hot green chile (like…

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Mark Bittman
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Written by Mark Bittman

Has published 30 books, including How to Cook Everything and VB6: The Case for Part-Time Veganism. Newsletter at markbittman.com.