Oriental-Style Scallops

Name: Oriental-Style Scallops
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 125 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup chicken stock; 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar; ¼ tsp ground coriander; 450 g/1 lb king scallops, roes removed; steamed rice or egg noodles, to serve; 2–3 tsp soy sauce; steamed rice or egg noodles, to serve; 150 g/5½ oz pak choi, thinly sliced; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 200 g/7 oz small broccoli florets; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tsp ground star anise; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 150 g/5½ oz shiitake mushrooms, sliced; 150 g/5½ oz mangetout

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Fiori Di Zucca

By Valentina Harris

Published 2013

About

My mother and I devised this recipe together. I would have loved to cook it for my Nonna if she were still here to enjoy it with me.

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
200 g/7 oz small broccoli florets

Asia
China
Starter

Method

Heat a large wok or frying pan over a high heat until very hot, then add the oil and stir-fry the broccoli and onion for 3–4 minutes.

Add the pak choi, mangetout, mushrooms, garlic, star anise and coriander and stir-fry for a further 2–3 minutes.

Add the scallops, chicken stock, vinegar and soy sauce. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes,