Take care not to over-cook them: serve as soon as they are firm and opaque. You’ll need about four to five king scallops per person for a main meal or about a dozen queen scallops.

and this goes for scallops of any shade. If not that opaque color, scallops are a bright orange that's impossible to miss. Technically speaking, these are the same as the paler, beige scallops we ...

(The scallops should have turned opaque, but remain sweet and tender.) Serve the scallops and crab Mornay with a crisp green salad and a glass of chilled white wine.