Scallops With Ginger

Scallops With Ginger

Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 scallops
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 piece fresh ginger (about 1.5 inches long)
• 1 green onion
• white pepper

Directions

• 1 For the dipping mix soya sauce and sherry in a bowl.
• 2 Sprinkle scallops with a little pepper.
• 3 Divide the green onion in white and green part. Cut both in very fine stripes. Cut ginger in very fine stripes.
• 4 Heat oil in a pan over high heat. The oil should be very hot (near the smoke point).
• 5 Put scallops into the pan an sear for about 30 to 45 seconds. Remove from heat.
• 6 Put scallops (seared side up) into the dipping and drizzle some dipping on top. Sprinkle ginger and the white part of the green onion over them.
• 7 Place a steamer basket in a suited pot and fill in just enough water, that it will not reach the steamer basket. Bring water to a boil.
• 8 Place scallops with onions and ginger on little pieces of parchment paper and put onto the steamer basket. Cover pot with lid and steam scallops for 5 minutes.
• 9 Take scallops out of the steamer and serve hot with onions and ginger on top and the dipping sauce. Sprinkle with stripes of green onions (green part).