Scallop Sate With Peanut Sauce Recipes

THAI SCALLOP SAUTE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. Add half the scallops; stir-fry until firm and opaque. Remove from pan. Repeat with an additional 1 teaspoon oil and remaining scallops., In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add vegetables; stir-fry until crisp-tender, 7-9 minutes. Stir in peanut sauce and salt. Return scallops to pan; heat through. Serve with rice and, if desired, lime wedges.

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut 2 tablespoons of the butter into pea-sized pieces, put it on a small plate, and stick it in the freezer. Heat a large skillet over medium-heat high for 3 or 4 minutes. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and the olive oil and wait for the butter to melt.
• Pat the scallops dry with paper towels, add them to the pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper; work in batches if necessary to avoid crowding the skillet. Cook, turning once, until they are well browned on both sides but not quite cooked through, 2 minutes per side (less if the scallops are under 1 inch across; more if they're over). Transfer the scallops to a plate.
• Stir in the garlic, lemon juice, and wine and scrape all the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet with a spatula. Lower the heat to medium and cook until the liquid in the skillet thickens, a minute or two, then whisk in the butter you chilled in the freezer, one bit at a time, to make a creamy sauce, adding another tablespoon or two of liquid if necessary.
• Return the scallops to the skillet and add the chives. Adjust the heat so the sauce bubbles gently and toss to coat the scallops with the sauce. To serve, transfer the scallops to a platter and spoon the sauce over all.
• Variation:
• Seared Scallops With Cherry Tomatoes and Basil: Skip the lemon juice. Cut 1 pint cherry tomatoes in half. Add the tomatoes with the garlic and wine and cook until they wrinkle a bit and release their juice, 2 or 3 minutes. Use chopped fresh basil leaves instead of chives.
• Cooks' Notes
• Releasing From The Pan: The scallops will offer no resistance when they're ready to turn. Press down gently while the scallops cook to encourage full contact with the pan, then listen for a hiss: That's moisture heating and evaporating.
• Getting A Good Sear: The idea is to brown the scallops well on both sides without overcooking them, so keep the heat as high as you can without creating too much smoke.
• Building Sauce With Butter: After you add the liquid and deglaze the pan, the addition of butter develops fantastic creaminess and richness.
• Finishing The Dish: As soon as the scallops are cooked through completely and coated with the sauce, remove the pan from the heat; they will continue to cook. Nick-and-peek into one if you need to check for doneness.

SCALLOP SATE WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the skewers in cold water to cover and set aside.
• Combine the soy sauce, a tablespoon and a half of the fish sauce, three tablespoons of the vinegar and a tablespoon of the chili oil in a bowl. Add the scallops, mix to combine, cover and allow the scallops to marinate one to three hours. Refrigerate them if they will be marinating more than an hour.
• Cut the red pepper into strips about an inch wide, then cut into squares. Make 24 squares.
• Heat a small nonstick skillet, add the pepper squares and sear, tossing briefly about five minutes, just until the pepper squares begin to soften. Remove from the heat and set peppers aside.
• Meanwhile beat the peanut butter and orange juice together until well blended. Stir in the remaining fish sauce, vinegar and chili oil. Season to taste with hot red pepper flakes. Stir in the scallions and cilantro. Transfer to a small serving dish appropriate for a dip and set aside.
• Just before serving, thread two scallops on each of the skewers with a pepper square between them. Be sure the food on the skewers is placed close to the pointed end of the skewer so guests can easily bite the scallops and peppers off the skewers without having to imitate a sword swallower.
• Preheat a grill or broiler. Grill or broil the skewers close to the source of heat until seared. Arrange the skewers on a serving platter and place the dish of peanut sauce in the middle or alongside. Pass as hors d'oeuvres with cocktails.