Spicy Orange Scallops with Fresh Rice Noodles

Name: Spicy Orange Scallops with Fresh Rice Noodles
Yield: Serves 2 to 3 as a Main Course, 4 to 5 as part of a Multicourse Meal
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: ½ pound fresh scallops; Finely minced zest of 1 small scrubbed orange (about 2 teaspoons); 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 teaspoon “goop” from China Moon Chili-Orange Oil; 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh ginger; 1 large egg white; 1 teaspoon China Moon Chili-Orange Oil; Thin, diagonally sliced green and white scallion rings, for garnish; 6 to 8 fresh water chestnuts, cut into coins; 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon cold chicken stock or water; ¼ pound ½-inch-wide fresh rice noodles; ¼ pound Napa cabbage, cut into ½-inch-wide ribbons; ¼ pound Chinese celery cabbage, stems and leaves cut diagonally into ½-inch bands and flower clusters left whole; 1 to 2 tablespoons corn or peanut oil, for stir-frying; 1 small red (bell) pepper, cut into ¼-inch-wide strips; 1 small red onion, cut into ¼-inch-thick half-moons; 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon unseasoned Japanese rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons sugar; ½ teaspoon Chinese chili sauce; 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar; 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; ¼ cup thinly sliced green and white scallion rings; 1 cup China Moon Double Stock or unsalted chicken stock; 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 3
as a Main Course

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

China Moon Cookbook

By Barbara Tropp

Published 1992

About

The combination of scallops, fresh citrus, and Chinese greens is fabulous, and when you add the slither of fresh rice noodles, it’s unbeatable. Add fresh water chestnuts and you’re over the edge!

This is a simple stir-fry that shouldn’t be discounted if fresh rice noodles are not available. Although their strange, plush texture is inimitable (do not substitute dry rice noodles), fettuccine can be used in their place with different but still pleasing results.

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Asia
China
Dinner
Spicy

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