Pan Fried Noodles With Scallops Food

PAN SEARED SCALLOPS WITH SESAME SAUCE AND CELLOPHANE NOODLES

Steps:

• Soak cellophane noodles in hot water for 10 minutes, until tender. Strain and set aside.
• While the noodles are soaking, in a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, garlic, vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, cornstarch, and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallops and season the tops with black pepper. Cook 2 minutes, until golden brown. Flip with spatula and cook 2 more minutes, until second side is golden brown. Add soy sauce mixture to pan and bring to a simmer, for 2 minutes, until sauce thickens and scallops are cooked through and have an opaque color.
• Serve half of the scallops over all of the cellophane noodles and top with scallions. Reserve remaining scallops for salad, if desired.

SEAFOOD PAN FRIED NOODLES

Steps:

• For this dish, we used scallops, shrimp, and prepared frozen squid that was already cleaned and cut. You can also prepare fresh squid. Do this by cutting the cleaned squid open lengthwise and lightly scoring it with a diamond pattern. See the technique we used in our Stir Fried Squid with Pickled Vegetables.
• Prepare the sauce by mixing together your hot chicken stock with the sesame oil, salt, sugar, oyster sauce, white pepper. Set aside. Separately, mix the cornstarch and water into a slurry and set aside.
• Cut the ends of your choy sum, wash it them well in cold water, and set aside. These will be left whole as they are served in Chinese restaurants.
• Bring a large pot or wok filled with water to a boil. If using fresh noodles, blanch them for 30-60 seconds. If using dried noodles, follow the package directions for cooking times, but make sure they remain al dente. In both cases, place the noodles directly into a cold water bath to stop the cooking and drain thoroughly in a colander.
• Next, heat your wok or nonstick frying pan until hot. Add a tablespoon of oil and swirl it around so it coats your cooking surface. Spread out the noodles in a thin, even layer, and fry for 3 to 5 minutes or until crispy.
• Use a spatula to loosen the noodles. Take a peek under the noodles to ensure they're golden brown. Use a spatula to flip the noodles over. If you can't get it in one shot, flip it over in sections.
• Add another tablespoon of vegetable oil around the sides of the pan, and crisp the other side to get the noodles evenly browned. Transfer the noodles to a serving plate.
• Bring 6 cups of water to a boil in your wok (you can also use the water you boiled the noodles in), and add a tablespoon of oil to the water. Blanch the choy sum for 30 seconds. Remove with a Chinese spider or strainer shaking off the excess water and place around the noodles.
• Next, blanch the shrimp, scallops, and squid by slowly stirring them in the water until just opaque (about 20 seconds). Transfer to a plate. The seafood should be just 70% cooked, since they will be cooked again in the stir-fry step of the dish.
• Start with a clean, dry wok over medium low heat. Spread 1 tablespoon of oil around the perimeter of your wok. Add the ginger and cook for 10 to 20 seconds.
• Stir in the garlic, scallions, carrots and mushrooms, turning the heat up to the highest setting. Next, add the shrimp, scallops, and squid. Stir-fry for 10 seconds, and add the wine.
• Next, add the sauce mixture, and bring to a simmer. Stir the cornstarch slurry to ensure it's combined, and add ⅔ of it while stirring the contents of the wok. Cook for 15 seconds. The sauce should be thick enough to coat a spoon. Add the rest of the cornstarch slurry until the sauce is your preferred consistency.
• Pour the entire mixture over the noodles and serve immediately. Serve with hot chili oil on the side!

PAN SEARED SCALLOPS WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of heavily salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water and drain.
• Heat avocado oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Pat the scallops dry with paper towels and add to the skillet, in batches if needed, keeping them about 1 inch apart in the pan. Cook for 3 minutes, then season with salt and pepper, and flip on the other side.
• Add butter to the pan, season the other side with salt and pepper and cook for 3 more minutes. Transfer to a bowl, cover and set aside.
• Add the garlic and cherry tomatoes to the pan along with ¼ cup of pasta water, scraping down any browned bits, and cook until the tomatoes soften and release some juice, about 3-5 minutes.
• Toss the cooked pasta with the tomatoes and add as much of the remaining pasta water as desired. Turn off the heat, return the scallops to the skillet along with any juices that have accumulated, and stir to coat with the sauce and pasta.
• Serve immediately with fresh parsley.

TOSHI'S NOODLES WITH SEARED SEA SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• At the same time, combine broccoli with 2 to 3 tablespoons water in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover tightly and cook on high until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain any liquid and set aside.
• Mix soy sauce, mayonnaise, chili crisp, gochujang, sugar, garlic powder, and ginger together in a medium bowl.
• Heat oil and butter in a wok over medium heat until butter is sizzling but before it turns brown. Add onion and saute for 1 minute. Add scallops; cook and stir until seared, about 3 minutes. Mix in steamed broccoli and saute for 1 to 2 minutes. Pour soy sauce mixture over top and quickly add drained spaghetti. Toss until thoroughly combined and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Sprinkle green onion over top and serve.

SEAFOOD PAN FRIED NOODLES

Steps:

• Clean, peel, and de-vein shrimp. Rinse scallops.
• Marinade seafood with salt, pepper, and 1 tsp cornstarch to coat. Keep in fridge until ready to cook.
• Boil water and cook noodles for a few minutes.
• Drain noodles and pan fry in a non-stick pan with 1T oil.
• Once brown and crisp, transfer to serving plate and set aside.
• Heat oil in wok. Add garlic and ginger and stir-fry seafood until cooked. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add vegetables, chicken broth, soy sauce, and oyster sauce.
• When vegetables are about done, add seafood back to pan.
• Add remaining cornstarch mixed with a little water to thicken broth.
• Pour over noodles and serve hot.

PAN FRIED NOODLES WITH SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Cook noodles as indicated on package, and drain well. I use a salad spinner to get noodles dry enough for stir-fry, I imagine this would work here as well.
• Place corn meal in a small dish and coat the well dried scallops with it.
• Heat 1 TBS of the peanut oil in a skillet and add the scallops. Cook 3 minutes on each side until or until they are golden brown. Remove from pan, but keep warm.
• Heat remaining 2 TBS of peanut oil in the skillet and add noodles, patting them into an even layer. Cook them 3 minutes or until brown, shaking the pan occasionally, turn noodles and cook another 3 minutes until browned. Put noodles on serving platter.
• Heat sesame oil add green onions, ginger and garlic, stir fry 2 minutes.
• Stir in soy sauce, vinegar and oyster sauce and cook 1 minute, just to heat through. Drizzle the sauce over the noodles and place scallops on top.