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- From: mogul@decwrl (Jeff Mogul)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Vaguely-Thai scallops
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- Date: 26 Sep 86 03:26:58 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE SCALLOPS-1 M "6 Jun 86" 1986
- .RZ "VAGUELY-THAI SCALLOPS" "Saut\z\(aaeed scallops with snow peas in fish sauce"
- This is something I invented with what I had around after I bought some
- scallops on impulse. It's inspired partly by a recipe of Madeline Kamman's
- and partly by Thai and Chinese recipes, although scallop recipes are rare
- in my Asian cookbooks. It's not spicy and probably has very little to do
- with real Thai cooking, but the taste of Nam Pla (Thai fish sauce) is
- an interesting complement to the scallops.
- Serve it with rice.
- .IH "4 servings"
- .IG "1 lb" "scallops" "500 g"
- preferably the large (sea) kind, but small bay scallops should be ok
- .IG "\(12 lb" "snow peas" "250 g"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "white wine" "125 ml"
- .IG "3 Tbsp" "nam pla" "50 ml"
- (Thai fish sauce)
- .IG "3" "garlic cloves"
- chopped
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "fresh ginger," "40 g"
- chopped
- .IG "4 Tbsp" "butter" "50 g"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "lime juice" "15 ml"
- .IG "" "freshly ground pepper"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Start some rice cooking, so it will be done when the scallops are done.
- .SK 2
- If you're using large (sea) scallops, slice them into
- strips about
- .AB "\(14 inch" "5 mm"
- thick. If you're using small (bay) scallops, don't bother slicing them.
- .SK 3
- Rinse and drain the snow peas and remove the strings. Cut the pods into
- .AB "1-inch" "2-cm"
- lengths.
- .SK 4
- Heat a small saucepan or skillet, then put in a little butter. Add the ginger
- and saute for 30 seconds, then add the garlic and saute for another
- 30 seconds.
- .SK 5
- Add the wine and fish sauce, and reduce the mixture by half, stirring often.
- Keep this hot during the next few steps, but stir it so that it doesn't
- burn.
- .SK 6
- Heat a skillet large enough to hold the scallops in one layer, and melt the
- rest of the butter. Over moderately high heat, add the scallops and pepper
- to taste. Add the snow peas and stir-fry until the peas have change color
- and the scallops have turned opaque, about 2 minutes. Don't overcook the
- scallops, just cook them until they've lost their translucent look.
- .SK 7
- Add the sauce and lime juice
- to the skillet and stir everything for a few seconds, until
- well-mixed.
- .SK 8
- Serve immediately.
- .NX
- .I Nam Pla
- is available in asian markets or some supermarkets. Substitute soy sauce if
- you cannot find it. Do not add salt; the
- .I Nam Pla
- is salty enough.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 10 minutes preparation, 10 minutes cooking.
- .I Precision:
- Experiment with the proportions.
- .WR
- Jeffrey Mogul
- DEC Western Research Lab, Palo Alto, California
- {ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!mogul, mogul@decwrl.DEC.COM
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