ScallopsAs one of China's "Eight Treasures" seafood, scallops have been a traditional and expensive Chinese ingredient.(Ingredients)Scallops are often served as a dish in banquets.With the rapid development of scallop farming, the number of scallops has increased, making them more readily available, and various scallop dishes have emerged.

Scallop Dish: Oil-poached Scallops

Ingredient Preparation

Scallops, as needed;SteamingFish sauce, as needed;Chicken brothGreen onionsGingerAs needed, and oil.

Method Steps

1. Clean fresh scallops and cut them into cross-shaped pieces, then sprinkle with ginger slices;

2. Place in a steamer and steam for about 8 minutes;

3. In a small bowl, mix fish sauce and chicken broth;Pour over the scallops during steaming;4. After steaming, remove excess broth, sprinkle with green onions, and drizzle with hot oil.

Tips

The steaming time for scallops varies depending on their size.

Scallop Dish: Scallops with Vermicelli

IngredientsVermicelli, as needed;Scallops, as needed;

Garlic, green onions, cooking wine, oyster sauce;

Soy sauce.Method Steps1. Soak vermicelli in hot water, wash and slice scallops, and clean the shells;

2. Stir-fry half of the minced garlic until fragrant, then mix with the remaining minced garlic, add oyster sauce and soy sauce, and cooking wine;

3. Place vermicelli in scallop shells, add scallops, and pour over the sauce; steam for 5 minutes;

4. After steaming, sprinkle with green onions and drizzle with hot oil.

Tips

If scallops are small, 5 minutes of steaming is sufficient. Clean off any black impurities when scallops are fresh.

Scallop Dish: Scallops in Soup

Ingredients

Scallops, 6

Pork belly

Meat 300g;WolfberriesA small amount;Salt.Method Steps

1. Wash scallops;

Remove tendons and membranes from pork belly, blanch in water;2. Add 500ml of water to the soup pot, add scallops, and cook until meat is tender;3. Place the pot on a large pot of boiling water, simmer for 2.5 hours, and season with salt.

Tips

During simmering, the scallop shells must be clean and not lost.

Scallop Dish: Scallops with Chicken

Ingredients

Scallops, 3

Chicken breast

As needed;Bell peppers, as needed;Green onions, ginger, garlic, scallop juice, salt;SugarCooking wine;Light soy sauce;Cornstarch;

Water starch.

Method Steps

1. Wash chicken breast and cut into small pieces, add cooking wine, cornstarch, sugar, and a little salt; marinate for 15 minutes;

2. Wash bell peppers and cut into pieces; chop green onions, ginger, and garlic; wash scallops;

3. Heat a lot of oil in a pan, add bell peppers and stir-fry until softened;4. When the oil is 70% hot, add chicken; stir-fry until browned, and remove;5. Add scallops, blanch in the pan, and remove;

6. In a clean pan, heat a little oil, sauté green onions, ginger, and garlic until fragrant, then add chicken, bell peppers, and scallops, and stir-fry until cooked;

7. Add light soy sauce, scallop juice, sugar, cooking wine, a little salt, and water starch, and stir-fry until well combined.

Add soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, cooking wine, a little salt, and cornstarch, and stir-fry until well combined.