SEARED SCALLOPS WITH ASIAN LIME-CHILE SAUCE

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Seared Scallops with Asian Lime-chile Sauce image

Categories     Shellfish     Sauté     Low Fat     Quick & Easy     Vinegar     Lime     Hot Pepper     Healthy     Gourmet

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 small garlic clove, chopped
1 small fresh hot chile (2 1/2 inches long, preferably red), chopped, including seeds
2 1/4 teaspoons sugar
2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
16 medium sea scallops (1 pound), tough muscle removed from side of each if necessary
1 tablespoon olive oil
Special Equipment
4 (8-inch) bamboo skewers

Steps:

  • Soak skewers in water 30 minutes.
  • Pound garlic, chile, and sugar to a fine paste with a mortar and pestle. Stir paste together with vinegar, fish sauce, water, and lime juice. (Alternatively, purée sauce ingredients together in a blender.)
  • Pat scallops dry. Thread 4 on each skewer (flat sides facing out; see photo), then brush both sides with oil (2 teaspoons total for 4 skewers). Season scallops with salt and pepper.
  • Brush a 12-inch nonstick skillet with remaining teaspoon oil and heat over high heat until hot but not smoking. Sear scallops, turning over once, until just cooked through, about 6 minutes total.
  • Serve scallops with sauce spooned over.

Rock Ster
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This dish was easy to make and the results were delicious. The scallops were cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Amir iqbal Faridi
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I made this dish for a dinner party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the scallops and the sauce. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Sandhya suskera
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This dish was a bit too spicy for me, but I still enjoyed it. The scallops were cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful. I will definitely be making this dish again, but I will use less chili next time.


Wadood Mukhlis
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I'm not a huge fan of scallops, but I really enjoyed this dish. The sauce was flavorful and the scallops were cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Indira Gr
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This dish was easy to make and the results were delicious. The scallops were cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Carpenter Synider
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I made this dish for a dinner party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the scallops and the sauce. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Christine Doyle
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This dish was a bit too spicy for me, but I still enjoyed it. The scallops were cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful. I will definitely be making this dish again, but I will use less chili next time.


Chinwo Miracle
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I'm not a huge fan of scallops, but I really enjoyed this dish. The sauce was flavorful and the scallops were cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this dish again.


ALAN BATT
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This dish was easy to make and the results were delicious. The scallops were cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Sky Salmo
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I made this dish for a dinner party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the scallops and the sauce. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Tom Woolrich
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This dish was a bit too spicy for me, but I still enjoyed it. The scallops were cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful. I will definitely be making this dish again, but I will use less chili next time.


Gsfmo GS
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I'm not a huge fan of scallops, but I really enjoyed this dish. The sauce was flavorful and the scallops were cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Anthony Muia
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This dish was easy to make and the results were delicious. The scallops were cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Sk Fardin
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I made this dish for a dinner party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the scallops and the sauce. I will definitely be making this dish again.


shawn straiko
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This dish was a bit too spicy for me, but I still enjoyed it. The scallops were cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful. I will definitely be making this dish again, but I will use less chili next time.


Dintle Motaung
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I'm not a huge fan of scallops, but I really enjoyed this dish. The sauce was flavorful and the scallops were cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Durjoy Mahamud
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This dish was easy to make and the results were delicious. The scallops were cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Asim Jaani
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I made this dish for a dinner party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the scallops and the sauce. I will definitely be making this dish again.


Aida Gashi
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These scallops were amazing! The sauce was flavorful and the scallops were cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this dish again.