awesome sea scallops recipe I made tonight....

[mike_c]

This is a steamed dish, based loosely on a recipe in the Feb 2008 Sunset magazine. I made this to serve one person (generously!) so scale up as necessary. It's a wonderful spicy broth with corn and sweet potatoes, redolent of ginger and chilis, topped with tender sea scallops.

Steamed sea scallops with sweet potatoes and corn.

1 cup or so sweet potato, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
kernels from one ear of fresh corn
4 large fresh sea scallops (or an equivalent quantity of bay scallops, I suppose)
1/2 tsp fresh ginger root, cut into fine threads
1 Thai chili, minced finely
2 tbsp dry white wine
1 tsp kecap manis (sweet soy sauce-- I suppose you could substitute dark soy and brown sugar)
1 tsp nuoc mam fish sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Combine the wine, ginger threads, minced chili, kecap manis and nuoc mam. Mix well. Arrange the sweet potato cubes in the bottom of a heat proof bowl. Pour half the sauce over the sweet potatoes. Steam over boiling water for 10 minutes. Open the steamer and add the corn kernels on top of the sweet potatoes. Season with salt and pepper and steam for 10 additional minutes. Meanwhile, combine the scallops with the remaining sauce. When the corn is steamed, arrange the scallops in one layer atop the corn and pour on the remaining sauce. Steam for five or six more minutes, or until the scallops are just barely done. Taste for seasoning and serve immediately.

on edit: I think it might be even better if the scallops are given a brief hot sear before adding to the steamer, with a corresponding reduction of the steaming time to avoid over cooking them.

[yellerpup]

1. This is not your usual scallop dish

I'd try this in an instant. Thanks for sharing the recipe.