Mings Seared Scallops With Spicy Thai Rice Noodle Soup Food

SEARED SCALLOP THAI NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare noodles according to package directions. Some rice noodles you soak in cold water, others in hot water, others you boil briefly.
• Heat a wok or large saute pan on high with 2 tsp of canola oil. Saute ginger, onion, chiles, lemon grass and lime leaves until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Add carrots and cabbage and cook 2 more minutes. Add shiitakes and cook an additional minute.
• Add fish sauce and chicken broth. Simmer about 15 minutes, to let liquid reduce a bit.
• In the last 5 minutes of cook time, heat a small skillet on medium with 1 tsp of canola oil. Dry and season scallops with a light sprinkle of salt and chile powder. Pan sear approximately 3 minutes per side.
• Add lime juice and white pepper to broth and check for seasoning. Be careful not to add too much white pepper, as it is pretty potent. Add noodles and scallions to broth and heat.
• Serve noodles topped with scallops and basil.

STAR ANISE-LEEK NOODLE SOUP WITH BEEF CARPACCIO

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan coated with canola oil, saute ginger and chilies for 3 minutes. Add leeks and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Add soy, chicken stock and star anise. Bring stock to a simmer. Reduce stock 20 percent and check for seasoning. When ready, pull out star anise. Heat the noodles in the broth and ladle into 4 bowls. On a slicer or using a very sharp knife, slice thin pieces of frozen beef. The thinner the better. Lay the beef on top of the soup. Drizzle with hoisin lime oil and garnish with bean sprout salad.
• Mix all together and check for seasoning.
• In a small pan coated with canola oil saute the hoisin sauce. Put the cooked hoisin into a blender, add lime juice; while blending add the canola oil until the mixture is fully emulsified.

THAI SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Heat the orange juice until it is reduced to a quarter of its original volume. Remove from heat and add orange juice concentrate. Let cool. Mix butter with juice reduction and add chili sauce. Refrigerate overnight. Put tamari, sesame seed oil, finely chopped chiles and chopped mint in a bowl and mix well. Add the scallops to the mixture and toss lightly. Set in the refrigerator for 1 1/2 hours. Put a large saute pan over medium heat and add peanut oil to coat the pan. Allow oil to heat up and add drained scallops flat side down. Cook for about 1 1/2 minutes on each side or longer if scallops are very thick. Remove from pan and set aside. When all of the scallops are cooked, heat the desired amount of butter sauce to melt and then pour over scallops. Garnish with mint sprigs.

MING'S SEARED SCALLOPS WITH SPICY THAI RICE NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Coat a saute pan with canola oil and saute galangal, onion, chiles, lemon grass and kaffir until soft about 5 minutes. Add shiitakes and cook 3 minutes. Season and deglaze with fish sauce. Let reduce by 50 percent then add chicken stock. Simmer and reduce by 20 percent. Add juice and check for seasoning. Add noodles, basil and scallions to heat. Meanwhile, preheat skillet and coat with oil. Season scallops with salt and chile powder. Pan sear both sides brown, about 3 minutes a side.
• PLATING Ladle broth (lemon grass, kaffir and all) and top with 3 scallops. Garnish

SCALLOPS AND RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Into a bowl, mix together ginger, soy sauce, chili sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, garlic salt and 1/3 cup clam juice, until smooth. Reserve. Preheat a wok with 2 tablespoons of the oil. Coat scallops with cornstarch and add to the wok. Stir-fry scallops for approximately 1 minute and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in reserved ginger mixture cook for 1 to 2 minutes more. Remove scallops from sauce arrange on a serving dish. Reserve the sauce separately.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the wok and add the carrot sticks, sweet pepper strips, broccoli florets and chopped onions for 4 to 6 minutes or until brown. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Keep warm, in the wok.
• In another wok or deep pan, deep-fry rice noodles in 2 cups hot oil, for 3 minutes. Drain noodles. Arrange noodles in a bowl or on a plate, top with cooked vegetables and finish with scallops. If desired, mix a little more clam juice to the sauce, before pouring over the scallops and noodles. Serve with lemon slices.

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.