Shrimp and Scallops with Asian Eggplant

Name: Shrimp and Scallops with Asian Eggplant
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons Asian chile paste; 1 kgs (about 4 or 5) Asian eggplants, halved lengthwise and cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices; 2 Tbsps fresh basil leaves; 2 Tbsps fresh cilantro leaves; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 4 scallions; 454 grams sea scallops, tough muscles removed; 454 grams shrimp (about 24), shelled and deveined; 2 Tbsps soy sauce; 1 Tbsp sugar; 118 milliliters vegetable oil (plus 2 tablespoons, if necessary); 118 milliliters water

Shrimp and Scallops with Asian Eggplant is a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian main course. One serving contains 443 calories, 27g of protein, and 29g of fat. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up asian chile paste, asian eggplants, scallions, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sea-salt you could follow this main course with the Raspberry Sea Salt Brownies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes.

Instructions

Cut scallion greens into 1-inch lengths, reserving white parts for another use. Pat seafood dry and season with salt and pepper.

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Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then stir-fry eggplant with salt and pepper until golden brown on both sides and cooked through (add 3 tablespoons more oil if eggplant is sticking to skillet).

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Transfer eggplant to a plate as cooked and keep warm, covered.

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Add 2 tablespoons oil to skillet and sear shrimp and scallops in batches, without crowding, until just cooked through, about 4 minutes.

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Add more oil to skillet if necessary.

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Transfer to plate and keep warm, covered.

Add water, soy sauce, sugar, and chile paste to skillet and simmer, stirring, until reduced by half. Stir in lime juice.

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Serve seafood and eggplant with sauce, scallion greens, cilantro, and basil.

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Cooks' note: Eggplant is a sponge for oil. Don't add more oil, even if skillet looks dry, unless eggplant sticks.

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Servings:

1teaspoons

Asian chile paste 1kgs

(about 4 or 5) Asian eggplants, halved lengthwise and cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices 2Tbsps

fresh basil leaves 2Tbsps

fresh cilantro leaves 2Tbsps

fresh lime juice 4

scallions 454grams

sea scallops, tough muscles removed 454grams

shrimp (about 24), shelled and deveined 2Tbsps

soy sauce 1Tbsp

sugar 118milliliters

vegetable oil (plus 2 tablespoons, if necessary)118milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Shrimp. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. You could try Ostertag Les Jardins Pinot Gris. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.9 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 35 dollars per bottle.

Ostertag Les Jardins Pinot Gris

Certified Biodynamic and practicing since 1998, the Domaine owns 35.5 acres of vineyards in over 88 separate plots spread over the villages of Epfig, Nothalten, Itterswiller, Ribeauvillé, and Albé. The grapes are hand harvested, pressed gently and fermented with indigenous yeasts until fully dry. The wine is then aged, sur lie, in old 228 L oak barrels, for 9 months.