Chili Scallops Food

10 MINUTE PAN SEARED THAI CHILI SCALLOP RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat butter in pan on high heat until melted and lightly foaming.
• Pat scallops dry with paper towel and generously season scallops with salt and pepper.
• Add scallops into pan, with space in between so they can crisp.
• After about 4 minutes on one side, flip scallops. They should have a golden crust on the side that was face-down. (If not, increase heat, and let sear a bit more.)
• Add garlic and thai basil and stir quickly, let lightly brown and become fragrant, do not let burn (about 2-3 minutes).
• Add lemon slices, chili paste, and stir.
• When scallops are still springy to the touch, but bright white and opaque and browned on both sides, serve and top with sauce.

SEAFOOD CHILI

Steps:

• Melt butter in large stockpot over medium-low heat; add tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic, and green onions. Cook and stir frequently until tomatoes have nearly liquefied, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Stir kidney beans, baby corn, and celery into the tomato mixture; add chili powder and lime juice and season with salt and ground black pepper. Cover and cook on low, stirring occasionally, until celery is soft but still has texture, about 1 hour.
• Stir crab meat and canned tomatoes with liquid into kidney bean mixture, breaking up tomatoes in thirds with a wooden spoon. Season with salt and pepper; add brown sugar if chili tastes too salty.
• Stir shrimp, scallops, and hearts of palm into chili; cook until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 2 to 3 minutes.

CHILI LIME SCALLOPS

Steps:

• sauté the chilli, garlic, cumin and coriander in a hot skillet add the lemongrass and the spring onion until they have softened, but not browned.
• Add the scallops and sauté for one minute or until they turn from translucent to opaque.
• Place one cup of cooked basmati rice in the centre of a plate and arrange the scallops around it, deglaze the pan with the lime juice and drizzle over the scallops.
• Garnish with fresh coriander and serve.

BACON-WRAPPED SCALLOPS WITH CHILI BUTTER

Steps:

• Wrap bacon pieces around the outside of the scallops, then attach with a wooden skewer.
• Cook in a 425 degree oven (on a drip pan) for 20 minutes, or until bacon is sizzling and brown. (Or, cook under the broiler for 15 minutes, or until bacon is sizzling and brown.
• Melt butter and stir in chili powder and cayenne. Drizzle over scallops before serving.

SPICY THAI SCALLOPS WITH LIME & CHILI

Steps:

• Wash and pat dry your scallops.
• Slice each scallop in half horizontally.
• Heat the butter and oil in a pan and add the garlic and ginger and fry for 1 minute.
• Next add the scallions and fry for 1 minute, you do not want to brown.
• Now add the scallops and fry over high heat for 5 minutes, stir in the lime rind, chili, lime juice and sugar and cook for another minute.
• Serve the scallops over the rice. Add the pan juices and garnish with the lime wedges.

THAI BASIL CHILI SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Pat the scallops dry and season with salt and pepper. Add butter to the pan and sear the scallops two minutes each side until golden brown. Remove to a dish.
• Add the garlic, basil and chili paste and cook 1 minute. Be careful not to burn the garlic. Add the lemon juice and remove from heat. Serve the scallops on top of the sauce and garnish with micro greens.
• garnish with micro cilantro

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.

SCALLOPS & SWEET CHILLI

Steps:

• Mix together the garlic, ginger juice, sweet chilli sauce and coriander with the olive oil.
• Add the scallops to the sauce and leave to marinade for about 1/2 hour.
• Heat a large frying pan until hot, cook the scallops for about 2-3 mins each side depending on size of scallops. Don't be tempted to over cook as they will go all tough.
• Lift out scallops and place onto the rocket salad and drizzle the remainder to the sauce over.

SPICY THAI SCALLOPS WITH LIME & CHILI

Steps:

• 1. Wash and pat dry your scallops.
• 2. Slice each scallop in half horizontally.
• 3. Heat the butter and oil in a pan and add the garlic and ginger and fry for 1 minute.
• 4. Next add the scallions and fry for 1 minute, you do not want to brown.
• 5. Now add the scallops and fry over high heat for 5 minutes, stir in the lime rind, chili, lime juice and sugar and cook for another minute.
• 6. Serve the scallops over the rice. Add the pan juices and garnish with the lime wedges.