Best 6 Chili Scallops Recipes

CHILI SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Heat the sesame and vegetable oils in a skillet over moderate heat. Very lightly dust the scallops with cornstarch and saute them, on one side only until quite crusty on one side. When crusty, put a lid on the skillet and finish steaming the scallops by steaming them without overcooking them.
• Remove them from skillet and transfer them, browned side on top of the lentils. To the skillet add the rice vinegar, chili paste and 2 teaspoons soy sauce and reduce until syrupy, spoon over the chili scallops and dust with chives.

CHILI LIME SCALLOPS

Steps:

• sauté the chilli, garlic, cumin and coriander in a hot skillet add the lemongrass and the spring onion until they have softened, but not browned.
• Add the scallops and sauté for one minute or until they turn from translucent to opaque.
• Place one cup of cooked basmati rice in the centre of a plate and arrange the scallops around it, deglaze the pan with the lime juice and drizzle over the scallops.
• Garnish with fresh coriander and serve.

SPICY THAI SCALLOPS WITH LIME & CHILI

Steps:

• 1. Wash and pat dry your scallops.
• 2. Slice each scallop in half horizontally.
• 3. Heat the butter and oil in a pan and add the garlic and ginger and fry for 1 minute.
• 4. Next add the scallions and fry for 1 minute, you do not want to brown.
• 5. Now add the scallops and fry over high heat for 5 minutes, stir in the lime rind, chili, lime juice and sugar and cook for another minute.
• 6. Serve the scallops over the rice. Add the pan juices and garnish with the lime wedges.

SWEET CHILI SHRIMP & SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Mix chili paste, honey, lime juice, soy sauce, garlic paste and ginger.
• Sear shrimp and scallops in skillet until white.
• Glaze shrimp and scallops with chili paste mixture just before taking out of pan.

SAUTEED SCALLOPS WITH SWEET CHILI LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• •Using Microplane, finely grate enough peel from limes to measure 2 teaspoons. Cut one lime into wedges and reserve. •Mix butter, chili sauce, green onion, and lime peel in small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. •Sprinkle scallops with salt and pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter mixture in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallops and cook just until opaque in center, 2 to 3 minutes per side. •Divide scallops between 2 plates. Drop butter mixture in small dollops over scallops on each plate and squeeze lime wedges over.

SCALLOPS, BLACK TIGER SHRIMP WITH CHORIZO CHILI

Steps:

• In a saute' pan cook chorizo until it begins to get firm.
• Add remaining vegetables and black beans. Use some of the bean liquid to thin out the mixture. You want to have a pourable consistency. This should take about 5 minutes.
• Add mango puree and asian chili paste.
• In a separate pan, melt butter, then add scallops. Do not shake pan. The scallops must develop a crust before turning over. About 2-3 minutes.
• Add shrimp. When it's time to turn the scallops over, it'll be time for the shrimp to be turned as well. You want the shrimp to be orange with slight charring.
• Carefully add the wine. It should sizzle, then bubble and mix with the flavors of the scallops and shrimp.
• Press on scallops to check doneness. It should be slightly resistant.
• Take a tablespoon and scoop out about 3 ounces of the chili mixture onto each plate.
• Top with micro mint greens.
• Add 3 Scallops in a triangle pattern.
• Intermix with 3 shrimp. Drizzle juices from seafood pan over the diah.