When I was 12 years old I got my first job in a pub. I was paid £1 an hour to wash up. I know, £1! They served really good food there, and occasionally I got to taste it. One dish that drove me completely crazy was the grilled scallops in garlic butter. The chef sent them out in the shell, straight from the ferocity of the grill to the table, still bubbling. The smell of the butter and garlic would make my little tummy turn cartwheels in hopeful anticipation. Annoyingly, I never did get to try them, but hey, at least I was getting paid. This dish, and the smell as it cooks, reminds me of those first kitchen shifts I did as a kid. This is a really simple recipe to put together. I’ve added a dash of cream here, and green peppercorns, which I love with seafood.