Ginger Scallion Scallops With Pasta Food

GINGER & SCALLION SCALLOPS WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Heat half the olive oil over moderate heat in a 12-14 inch heavy skillet until aromatic, then add garlic and ginger and saute until garlic is light golden and ginger is fragrant, stirring all the time, about 1-2 minutes. Add cayenne and nutmeg, stirring for about 15 seconds, then add scallops and saute (stirring, duh)until no longer translucent, maybe five minutes or so. Add black pepper. Add scallions and stir for about one minute. Add half the lime juice and stir about one minute. Add salt, if desired. Remove from heat. While preparing scallops, cook pasta in six quarts of salted boiling water until al dente - about seven to ten minutes. Drain thoroughly in colander, return to pot and coat pasta with remaining olive oil and the rest of the lime juice. The pasta and the scallops should be ready for each other at about the same time. Plate the Pasta, dividing appropriately among the 4-6 plates and top with the Scallops and company. Serve, allowing the consumers to top off their plates with the Romano cheese, if they want. Please note that nothing in this preparation is critical. Don't get wacky about timing. You can over-cook or under-cook and it will still work, as long as you don't seriously burn the garlic and ginger. You can leave out the nutmeg and/or the lime juice. It's all up to you. Just don't start a fire! And don't share this treat with any children. If you do, I will hunt you down and confiscate all your condiments. Enjoy the process and enjoy the meal.

PAN-SEARED SCALLOPS WITH GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine carrot, shallot, ginger, garlic, wine and broth in a medium sauce pan. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat 12 minutes or until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Strain; discard vegetables and reserve liquid.
• Pat scallops dry with a paper towel. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet that has ben sprayed with nonstick cooking spray over medium-high heat. Place scallops in single layer in pan. Cook until golden brown on bottom, about 4 minutes. Turn scallops. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook about 2 minutes until second side is lightly golden.
• Reduce heat to low and pour reserved liquid over the scallops. Simmer 1 minute or until scallops are done, stirring any browned particles into sauce and spooning sauce over scallops.
• To serve, arrange scallops on deep platter and spoon sauce over them. Sprinkle with chives.

GINGER CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SCALLOPS

Steps:

• With Asian or English cucumbers (or small garden cucumbers), slice thinly, preferably with a mandoline. With thick cucumbers, peel, halve lengthwise, and scoop out seeds before slicing.
• Mix vinegar, ginger, sugar and salt, and toss with cucumbers. Let stand for 30 to 60 minutes. (Refrigerate if marinating for more than an hour in warm weather.)
• Just before serving, drain excess liquid. Put 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet, preferably nonstick, over medium-high heat. Wait a minute, then add scallops or shrimp. Sear for about 2 minutes to a side, then remove to a plate. Turn heat to medium, add remaining oil, onions and turmeric, if you are using it. Cook until onion softens, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toast sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat until browned and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir onions into cucumbers, top with scallops or shrimp, garnish with sesame seeds, and serve.

GINGER SCALLOPS WITH RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Toss the scallops in the lime juice and set them aside. If using large sea scallops, cut them in half.
• Cook the noodles in boiling salted water for three minutes. Drain and refresh them under cold running water. Place them in a bowl with the sesame oil and the soy sauce. Toss and set aside until you are ready to fry them.
• Remove the scallops from the marinade, pat them dry and sprinkle them lightly with the flour.
• Heat two tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil in a large skillet. Fry the noodles in a pancake, turning them over with a large spatula and scraping up any crispy bits. Place the noodles in a heated bowl and keep warm.
• Heat the remaining two tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil in a large wok or skillet. Stir-fry the garlic and ginger, then add the scallops and brown them lightly on both sides. Season with salt and pepper. Place the scallops on top of the noodles and sprinkle with coriander. Correct seasoning and serve.

SEA SCALLOPS WITH CILANTRO GREMOLATA AND GINGER LIME BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Make gremolata:
• Stir together cilantro, garlic, and zest in a small bowl.
• Make beurre blanc:
• Simmer shallot and ginger in lime juice and wine in a small heavy saucepan until liquid is reduced to about 2 tablespoons.
• Whisk in butter 1 tablespoon at a time, adding each new piece before previous one has completely melted and occasionally lifting pan from heat to cool mixture. (Sauce must not get too hot or it will separate.) Pour sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl (discard solids), then return to cleaned pan. Season with salt and white pepper and keep warm while cooking scallops.
• Sauté scallops:
• Pat scallops dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté scallops, turning once, until golden and just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes total.
• Sprinkle scallops with gremolata and serve with sauce.

TANGERINE-SESAME NOODLES WITH SCALLOPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tangerine juice, soy sauce, peanut butter, toasted seasame oil, ginger, tangerine zest and half the pepper.
• Place the peas in a steamer basket and over 1 inch of bowling water cook 1 minute.
• Remove peas and rinse immediately under cold water; set aside and allow to drain.
• Toss the cooked spaghetti with the tangerine mixture, peas and carrots; set aside.
• Season the scallops with salt and remaining red pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat.
• Cook the scallops in batches, without touching each other for 3 to 4 minutes per side or until golden brown and cooked through.
• Divide the pasta onto serving plates, top with scallops and sprinkle with cut scallions.
• Serve immediately.

SOY-GINGER GRILLED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Heat grill until very hot. In a bowl, combine lime juice, soy sauce, vinegar, peanut oil, and ginger; whisk to combine. Set aside.
• Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil, and cook noodles until al dente, about 8 minutes. Place spinach in a colander in the sink, and drain noodles over spinach. Transfer the spinach and noodles to a bowl, and add 6 tablespoons ginger mixture and the scallions; toss to combine, and set aside.
• Place remaining ginger mixture in a large bowl; add mushrooms and scallops. Toss to coat. Place mushrooms on grill, smooth-sides up; cook until lightly browned. Turn over, and continue cooking until soft. Remove from grill, and slice into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Add to noodle salad, and place on serving platter. Place scallops on grill, and cook until opaque and firm, turning once halfway through cooking. Transfer to the serving platter with the noodles, and serve.

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter with oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper. Add 12 scallops to skillet and sear until brown, about 1 minute per side; transfer to bowl. Sear remaining 12 scallops; transfer to same bowl. Add ginger and garlic to skillet and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add wine and vinegar and boil 2 minutes, scraping up any browned bits. Add cream and remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Boil until sauce thickens enough to coat spoon, about 3 minutes. Return scallops and any collected juices to skillet. Simmer until scallops are just opaque in center, about 2 minutes. Mix in cilantro and green onion.

SAUTEED SCALLOPS WITH GINGER

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat the oil and the butter over moderately high heat until the foam subsides, in the fat sauté the scallops, patted dry, for 30 seconds on each side, or until they are cooked through, and transfer them to a bowl. In the fat remaining in the skillet cook the gingerroot and the shallot over moderately low heat, stirring, until the shallot is softened and stir in the scallion, the scallops with any juice that has accumulated in the bowl, the lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste.

SEA SCALLOPS SAUTEED WITH SCALLIONS

Steps:

• On a plate, combine flour, salt, and pepper.
• Dredge scallops in the flour mixture.
• In a heavy skillet, heat the butter and oil and saute the scallops very quickly until golden brown, about 4 minutes.
• Remove scallops with slotted spoon and place on a warmed serving dish.
• Saute the scallions in the same pan over medium-high heat for 5 more minutes; they should not brown.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and sprinkle over the scallops; keep warm.
• Pour off excess oil from the pan and add the wine to deglaze the pan over the highest heat until the wine is reduced by half.
• Pour the sauce over the scallops and sprinkle with the herbs.
• Serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges.

SCALLOPS WITH GINGER

Steps:

• For the dipping mix soya sauce and sherry in a bowl.
• Sprinkle scallops with a little pepper.
• Divide the green onion in white and green part. Cut both in very fine stripes. Cut ginger in very fine stripes.
• Heat oil in a pan over high heat. The oil should be very hot (near the smoke point).
• Put scallops into the pan an sear for about 30 to 45 seconds. Remove from heat.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).

SWEET CORN AND SCALLOP PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high. Cook pasta until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain pasta.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high. Season scallops with salt and pepper and add to skillet in a single layer. Cook, undisturbed, until golden underneath, about 2 minutes. Flip scallops and cook until golden on second side, 2 minutes longer. Transfer to a cutting board to cool.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, corn and scallions to the skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook over medium, stirring occasionally, until lightly golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add lemon juice and stir to lift up any browned bits on bottom of pan.
• While the corn cooks, chop the cooled scallops into 1/2-inch pieces. Return pasta, 1/2 cup of the pasta water, corn mixture, scallops and butter to the large pot and heat over medium. Cook, stirring vigorously, until most of the liquid is absorbed and the sauce thickens, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in cheese and basil, and season with salt and pepper. (Add more pasta water if a thinner sauce is desired.)
• Divide pasta among bowls and garnish with more basil. Drizzle with olive oil, if desired.

STEAMED SCALLOPS WITH GINGER, SOY AND SESAME & SCALLIONS

Steps:

• Fill the base of a steamer with water and bring to the boil.
• Sprinkle the scallops with the ginger. Place in the steamer and steam for about 4 minutes until only just set.
• Put the sesame oil and soy sauce in a small pan and warm through.
• Arrange the scallops on four plates and pour over the sesame oil and soy sauce. Sprinkle on the cilantro and sliced scallions then serve.

GRILLED SCALLOPS WITH NORI, GINGER, AND LIME

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium-high heat. Mix mayonnaise, lime juice, a pinch of salt, and 1 Tbsp. water in a small bowl; set lime mayo aside.
• Finely grind nori in spice mill. Transfer half to a small bowl; set aside for serving. Transfer remaining nori to a large bowl and mix in coriander, ginger, and 2 Tbsp. oil. Add scallops and toss to coat.
• Thread 3 scallops onto 2 skewers. (This will keep scallops in place and make them easy to turn. You can also use this method for shrimp and small peppers like shishito and Padrón.) Repeat with remaining scallops and skewers. Season both sides with salt.
• Clean and oil grate, then immediately place scallops on the outside edge of the grill so that the skewers are hanging off the side. Grill, turning scallops with handles of skewers, until grill marks appear and scallops are just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side, depending on their size.
• Spread lime mayo on a platter and place skewers with scallops on top. Finely grate zest from lime half over, then squeeze juice over. Top with scallions and sprinkle with Aleppo-style pepper and reserved nori.

SAVORY SEA SCALLOPS AND ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the angel hair pasta, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and cook just until fragrant and softened, about 1 minute. Slice any scallops over 3/4-inch thick in half so they'll cook evenly; stir scallops, basil, and parsley into the skillet. Cook and gently stir just until scallops feel slightly firm when pressed with a finger, 2 to 3 minutes. Scallops will become tough and chewy if overcooked. Stir in lemon juice, and season with salt and black pepper. Pour in cream if you like a thicker sauce. Bring the mixture just to a bare simmer.
• Serve over hot angel hair pasta; sprinkle to taste with Parmesan cheese.