YIELDS:
PREP TIME:
COOK TIME:
0 hours 3 – 4 mins
TOTAL TIME:
0 hours 38 – 39 mins
ingredients
3/4 Cup Soy sauce
1/2 Cup mirin
1/2 Cup sake
1 Lemon, thinly sliced
1 Tsp. Momofuku Chili Crunch (or more if you like very spicy)
1 Lb. Sea scallops, large with connector muscle removed
1 Tbsp. Canola oil
Cooking spray
DIRECTIONS
2. In a glass casserole dish, combine the soy sauce with the mirin, sake, lemon slices and chili crunch. Add the scallops and toss to coat. Put in refrigerator for 30 minutes, turning once.
NOTES: This is a light, fast and easy dish to make. It has delicate Japanese flavors that pair beautifully with rice and veggies. Serve these over brown rice for a delicious meal or they work well as an appetizer too.
Don’t marinade your scallops more than an hour or the lemon will start to “cook” your scallops. Make sure you dry your scallops slightly after coming out of the marinade otherwise they will steam rather than sear in the pan. You want a nice hot skillet to the scallops sear and get a nice crust on the outside but stay moist and soft on the inside.
You control the spice level in this dish by adding as much, or as little, chili crunch as you like. I keep mine mild which doesn’t overpoweer the delicate scallops.
These are perfect served with a cold glass of Sake. Enjoy.
If you like scallops, be sure to try my Baked Panko Scallops recipe or my Shrimp, Scallops & Asparagus Linguine. Both are tasty dishes using this fabulous shellfish. Better yet, sign up for my newsletters and get recipes sent right to your mailbox.