Scallops With Ginger

Ingredients

• 6 scallops
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 piece fresh ginger (about 1.5 inches long)
• 1 green onion
• white pepper

Directions

1. 1

   For the dipping mix soya sauce and sherry in a bowl.

2. 2

   Sprinkle scallops with a little pepper.

3. 3

   Divide the green onion in white and green part. Cut both in very fine stripes. Cut ginger in very fine stripes.

4. 4

   Heat oil in a pan over high heat. The oil should be very hot (near the smoke point).

5. 5

   Put scallops into the pan an sear for about 30 to 45 seconds. Remove from heat.

6. 6

   Put scallops (seared side up) into the dipping and drizzle some dipping on top. Sprinkle ginger and the white part of the green onion over them.

7. 7

   Place a steamer basket in a suited pot and fill in just enough water, that it will not reach the steamer basket. Bring water to a boil.

8. 8

   Place scallops with onions and ginger on little pieces of parchment paper and put onto the steamer basket. Cover pot with lid and steam scallops for 5 minutes.

9. 9

   Take scallops out of the steamer and serve hot with onions and ginger on top and the dipping sauce. Sprinkle with stripes of green onions (green part).