Seared sea scallops with scallions
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons | Sesame oil |
| 3 | tablespoons | Soy sauce |
| 2 | bunches | Scallions; 1\" angle cut |
| 2 | Whole carrots; finely julienned* | |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Peanut oil |
| 1 | pounds | Fresh sea scallops; cleaned |
| Coarse salt | ||
Directions
1. In a small saucepan, heat sesame oil with soy sauce. Stir in scallions, and covered cook, 10 minutes. Add carrots, and cook for about 1 minute.
2. Heat peanut oil in a large saut‚ pan over high heat. Season scallops with salt, and place in saut‚ pan to sear until brown and crusty, about 2 minutes on each side.
3. To serve, place a bed of scallion-carrot mixture on the plate and arrange scallops around it. Drizzle with any scallion liquid that may be left in pan.
Recipe by: Martha Stewart
Posted to recipelu-digest by "Valerie Whittle" <catspaw@...> on Mar 6, 1998