Hot and sour scallop soup 2

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1teaspoonGrated ginger root
1teaspoonSherry
2teaspoonsMinced garlic
2teaspoonsSoy sauce
2teaspoonsChili oil
2teaspoonsGrated lemon zest
¼teaspoonChinese 5-spice powder
2teaspoonsMinced cilantro
2teaspoonsLemon juice
1teaspoonRice vinegar
6cupsChicken broth; preferably low-sodiu
3largesMushrooms; thinly sliced
1teaspoonCornstarch mixed with 1 tsp. cold water
Oil
Scallop Dumplings
2smallsGreen onions; thinly sliced
1teaspoonSesame oil
1sliceWhite bread
½teaspoonGrated ginger root
½poundsBay or sea scallops
Salt; optional

Directions

Combine ginger, Sherry, garlic, soy sauce, chili oil, lemon zest, 5-spice powder, cilantro, lemon juice, rice vinegar, and chicken broth in a 2-quart pot. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Stir in cornstarch mixture. Strain soup.

Heat oil in small skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and saute about 4 minutes, stirring often. Add to soup.

(Soup can be made ahead to this point and refrigerated for 1 day, or frozen up to 3 months.)

Before serving, drop Scallop Dumplings into the boiling soup. Cook 1 minute. Garnish with sliced green onions. Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve hot.

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Combine sesame oil, bread, ginger, and scallops in food processor fitted with metal blade. Season to taste with salt, if desired. Process until just pureed. Do not overprocess. Dip melon baller into cold water and scoop out about 16 (1-inch) dumplings. (Can be made several hours ahead and kept at room temperature.) Makes 16. (Note: Not having a melon baller, I just used 2 small spoons to form dumplings.) Recipe By : stssmem@... (Mary Murphy) Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #268 Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 20:23:10 -0500 From: kmeade@... (The Meades)