Seared Sea Scallops in Mandarin Sauce

Submitted by Satyne

"taken from here http://conversationalmandarin.com/article/delicious-seafood-recipes.html so i could save it all into the one spot. edit. have now tested and is very yummy. Could use a touch of chili or paprika to add some spice, will try that next time."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 10 sea scallops (tendon removed)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 mandarin oranges (1 peeled and divided into slices, the other to juice as per below)
• 1⁄2 onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped shallots (approx 2-inchtubes")
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons mandarin juice
• 4 tablespoons sweet vermouth
• 1 tablespoon cold butter
• 1 pinch salt & pepper
• 1 pinch parsley
• 1 wedge lemon
• 1 cup jasmine rice

directions

1. Start on the rice, prepare as standard.
2. Heat up olive oil in medium sauté pan at a medium flame.
3. Sear scallops on both sides until lightly browned.
4. Add your chopped onions, garlic & mandarin oranges and stir while cooking for 1 ½ minutes.
5. Then add sweet vermouth and reduce to a low flame.
6. Add mandarin juice, shallots, and wedge of lemon and let stand for 1 minute.
7. Add cold butter and stir for 2 minutes.
8. Add a touch of Salt, Pepper and Parsley to taste.
9. Serve and Enjoy!

Reviews

[Rita1652]

Yummy good. I towel dried the scallops very well. Then I did a very light coat of flour salt pepper and a pinch of sugar for more of a crispness. If you can find dry scallops no need for the flour. I did brown the scallops removed them to make the sauce the added them back to the sauce just to warm. Didn`t want to overcook them.<br/>I did use fresh clemintines, white wine in place of the vermouth. I did add the lemon but see no need for it. And the directions # 6<br/>Add mandarin juice, green onions, and wedge of lemon and let stand for 1 minute. No Green onions in the ingredients. Between the onion and scallots no need for the green onions.<br/>Cheers! made for the Lively Lemon Lovelies of ZWT #8

 

[Dienia B.]

if you like sweet and sour shrimp i think you will like this .i used canned manderin oranges and blintzed some up in blender. made a great sauce for the rice. made this for one. used little scallops and just poached them in the juice it was fast . made this with recipe #482353 a yin and yang kinda look made for zaar world tour 8