Sesame Sprinkled Scallops With Sweet Chili Sauce Recipes

SEARED SESAME SCALLOPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl stir together sesame seeds, salt, and pepper. Remove tough muscle from side of each scallop if necessary and pat scallops dry. Dip flat sides of each scallop in sesame mixture. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté scallops on flat sides until sesame seeds are golden and scallops are just cooked through, about 4 minutes total.
• Serve scallops with couscous and lemon wedges.

CHILI SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Heat the sesame and vegetable oils in a skillet over moderate heat. Very lightly dust the scallops with cornstarch and saute them, on one side only until quite crusty on one side. When crusty, put a lid on the skillet and finish steaming the scallops by steaming them without overcooking them.
• Remove them from skillet and transfer them, browned side on top of the lentils. To the skillet add the rice vinegar, chili paste and 2 teaspoons soy sauce and reduce until syrupy, spoon over the chili scallops and dust with chives.

SESAME-CRUSTED, PAN-SEARED SCALLOPS WITH ASIAN VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a small bowl add ginger, garlic, green onion, cilantro, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, soy, 1 tablespoon of canola oil, and sake. Whisk ingredients together.
• Place 1 teaspoon of vinaigrette in each soup spoon.
• Season scallops with salt and pepper.
• Place sesame seeds on a plate. Pat down top and bottom side of each scallop in sesame seeds.
• In a saute pan, over medium-high heat add remaining tablespoon oil. When oil is hot, add scallops, placing them sesame-crusted side down. Sear for approximately 1 minute, or until sesame seeds brown. Turn and sear on other sesame-crusted side for 1 more minute. Place 1 scallop in each soup spoon. Serve immediately.
• * The same serving format can be achieved with only 4 spoons by replenishing each guests spoon for subsequent servings.
• Recommended beverage: cold sake

SKEWERED SCALLOPS WITH ORANGE-SESAME DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• For sauce:
• Mix first 7 ingredients in medium bowl to blend well. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.) Mix in remaining ingredients. Season orange-sesame sauce with salt and pepper.
• For scallops:
• Heat peanut oil and sesame oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper. Add to skillet; sauté until just opaque in center, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to large bowl. Add mint and cilantro; toss to coat. Thread 1 scallop onto each skewer. Arrange skewers decoratively on platter. Serve with sauce.
• Chili-garlic sauce is available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets.

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH SWEET CHILLI SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the ginger, coriander and garlic in a pestle and mortar, then pound to a paste. Add the oil and mix through. Pour over the scallops and rub in until they are covered with the mixture. Thread each scallop onto a skewer (see Know-how, below). Can be done up to 1 day in advance.
• To cook, heat a non-stick frying pan until really hot. Place a couple of skewers in the pan and cook for 2 mins, until starting to turn golden. Turn over, drizzle with more oil if needed, then cook for another min. Serve with sweet chilli sauce.

BAY SCALLOPS WITH SCALLIONS AND SESAME SEEDS

Steps:

• Bring 2 tablespoons of water to a boil in a small nonreactive saucepan, lower the heat and whisk in the butter a little at a time until the mixture becomes saucy.
• Add the scallions, then lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm over very low heat while cooking the scallops.
• Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the scallops; do not crowd. Cook without stirring until they brown lightly on one side, about 2 minutes. Turn and brown the other side.
• Serve the scallops drizzled with a little of the sauce and sprinkled with sesame seeds.

SOY-BUTTER BASTED SCALLOPS WITH WILTED GREENS AND SESAME

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200 degrees. Season the scallops well with salt and pepper. Heat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Add 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil and, when it shimmers, add the scallops. Cook undisturbed for 2 to 3 minutes, until they begin to brown and form a crust on the bottom.
• Flip the scallops, add the butter and soy sauce to the pan and use a spoon to repeatedly drizzle the sauce over the tops of the scallops to finish cooking, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Set the scallops on an oven-safe plate and pour the butter mixture on top. Place the plate in the oven to keep the scallops warm while you finish the rest of the dish.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil to the skillet and heat over medium. Add the garlic and red-pepper flakes, if using, and cook until the garlic is pale golden, about 2 minutes, adding a teaspoon or so more of grapeseed oil if needed. Return the heat to medium-high and add the spinach, in batches, if needed, and season with salt. Toss until the spinach wilts, adding a few teaspoons of water to help it along, if needed, and scrape the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Turn off the heat.
• Add the scallops back to the pan and pour any residual butter-sauce over top. Drizzle the dish with sesame oil and a good squeeze of lime. Top with scallions and sesame seeds, if using, and serve with rice.

SWEET CHILI SHRIMP & SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Mix chili paste, honey, lime juice, soy sauce, garlic paste and ginger.
• Sear shrimp and scallops in skillet until white.
• Glaze shrimp and scallops with chili paste mixture just before taking out of pan.

SESAME SPRINKLED SCALLOPS WITH SWEET CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Dip scallops in egg white. Sprinkle some sesame seeds over top.
• In a large skillet, heat oil and sauté for about 2 minutes per side or just until cooked.
• Sweet Chili Sauce: Combine ingredients and serve alongside the scallops, with sesame seed facing up.