Caramelized Scallops

Name: Caramelized Scallops
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 1 Tbsp fish sauce; 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint; 1 teaspoons minced fresh garlic; 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice; 2 lime wedges; 340 grams large sea scallops (about; 4 teaspoons sugar, divided; 5 teaspoons water, divided

Caramelized Scallops is a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe with 2 servings. One serving contains 54 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have lime juice, ginger, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes.

Instructions

Combine 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 1 tablespoon water, fish sauce, and next 4 ingredients (through red pepper) in a small bowl.

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Fish Sauce

Red Pepper

Sugar

Water

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Bowl

Combine remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and remaining 2 teaspoons water in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; cook until sugar dissolves. Continue cooking 2 minutes or until golden (do not stir).

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; carefully add fish sauce mixture, stirring constantly. Keep warm.

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Fish Sauce

Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle black pepper over scallops; add scallops to pan. Cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.

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Black Pepper

Scallops

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Frying Pan

Add sauce; toss well.

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Sauce

Sprinkle with mint.

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Mint

Serve with lime.

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Lime

Wide rice noodles and sugar snap peas: Steam 6 ounces sugar snap peas 2 minutes or until crisp-tender; place in bowl.

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Sugar Snap Peas

Rice Noodles

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Bowl

Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil to peas; toss well.

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Black Pepper

Sesame Oil

Peas

Salt

Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds.

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Sesame Seeds

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Servings:

0teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 0teaspoons

crushed red pepper 1Tbsp

fish sauce 1teaspoon

minced fresh ginger 1teaspoon

chopped fresh mint 1teaspoons

minced fresh garlic 2teaspoons

fresh lime juice 2

lime wedges 340grams

large sea scallops (about 4teaspoons

sugar, divided 5teaspoons

water, divided

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir

Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, and Pinot Noir are my top picks for Scallops. Chardonnay and chenin blanc are great matches for grilled or seared scallops. If your scallops are being matched with bacon or other cured meats, try a lightly chilled pinot noir. One wine you could try is Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Chardonnay Wine. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 18 dollars.