PRAWNS AND SCALLOPS XO STIR FRY

Ingredients

400 gms of Large Prawns (shelled, deveined and tail on)

400 gms of Scallops

2 tblsp of Sesame Oil

1.5 tblsp of Butter

6 cloves garlic chopped

150 gms Round Beans cut into one inch pieces

1 Green Capsicum cut into strips

1 spring onion chopped

150 gms garlic sprouts or stems cut into 1 inch pieces

3 tablespoons black fungus (if dried then first immerse in warm water for 5 minutes and drain)

4 tblsp XO Sauce

1 tblsp of Soy Sauce

1 Tblsp of Shao Xing Cooking Wine

1/2 Cup chicken stock

Method:

Heat a pan and add the sesame oil and butter. When hot add the chopped garlic an fry for 30 seconds. Add the prawns and fry for 4 minutes till the prawns turn pink. Remove. Now add the scallops and fry for another 4 minutes and remove.

Now add the garlic stems or sprouts and fry for a minute, then add the beans and fry for another minute. Now add the capsicum and Black Fungus for 2 minutes and then add the spring onions. Now add the XO sauce and add the soy sauce, wine, chicken stock and let it cook for 2 minutes. Now add the fried prawns and scallops, mix well . Add 1 tblsp soy sauce mix well.

Let it cook for another two minutes. Enjoy

GARLIC BUTTER SCALLOPS

Ingredients

300 gms Scallops (washed and drained)

Marinade:

1/3 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper powder

1/3 tsp Cayenne Pepper

Other ingredients

3 tblsp Butter

1 chopped onion

3 cloves chopped garlic

1/3 cup cooking wine.

Juice of one lemon

Chopped Parsley

Method:

Marinate the Scallops with the salt, pepper and cayenne pepper and keep aside for fry mins.

Place a pan on stove and add the butter. When hot fry the marinated scallops . First on one side for a couple of minutes and then other side. Remove . Add chopped onion and chopped garlic and fry for 1 minute. Add cooking wine. When it boils add the fried scallops. The add lemon juice and boil for 30 seconds. Mix and add chopped Parsley