Seared Sea Scallops On Sautéed Spinach With Hoisin Butter Sauce

Serves: 6

Aurelia Collier

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

44

Sweetness

48

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Peanut Oil

Directions:

1

Whisk first 3 ingredients in small bowl to blend and reserve

2

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat

3

Add shallot, 1 tablespoon ginger, 2 minced garlic cloves, and half of minced chile

4

Sauté until shallot is soft, about 2 minutes

5

Increase heat to medium-high and add 1 bag spinach

6

Stir until beginning to wilt

7

Add remaining spinach, 1 bag at a time, stirring between additions until just wilted

8

Season with coarse salt and pepper

9

Keep warm

10

Sprinkle scallops with coarse salt and pepper

11

Melt 1 tablespoon butter with peanut oil in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat

12

Cook scallops until brown on both sides and just opaque in center, about 2 minutes per side

13

Transfer scallops to plate; tent with foil

14

Add 1 tablespoon butter, spring onions, remaining 1 teaspoon minced ginger, 2 minced garlic cloves, and remaining half of minced chile to skillet

15

Sauté until onions begin to soften, 1 to 2 minutes

16

Add mirin and simmer until reduced to glaze, 1 to 2 minutes

17

Whisk in hoisin mixture

18

Reduce heat to medium-low

19

Whisk in 2 tablespoons butter

20

Season to taste with salt and pepper

21

Divide spinach among plates

22

Top with scallops, dividing equally

23

Spoon sauce over and serve

24

Whisk first 3 ingredients in small bowl to blend and reserve

25

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat

26

Add shallot, 1 tablespoon ginger, 2 minced garlic cloves, and half of minced chile

27

Sauté until shallot is soft, about 2 minutes

28

Increase heat to medium-high and add 1 bag spinach

29

Stir until beginning to wilt

30

Add remaining spinach, 1 bag at a time, stirring between additions until just wilted

31

Season with coarse salt and pepper

32

Keep warm

33

Sprinkle scallops with coarse salt and pepper

34

Melt 1 tablespoon butter with peanut oil in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat

35

Cook scallops until brown on both sides and just opaque in center, about 2 minutes per side

36

Transfer scallops to plate; tent with foil

37

Add 1 tablespoon butter, spring onions, remaining 1 teaspoon minced ginger, 2 minced garlic cloves, and remaining half of minced chile to skillet

38

Sauté until onions begin to soften, 1 to 2 minutes

39

Add mirin and simmer until reduced to glaze, 1 to 2 minutes

40

Whisk in hoisin mixture

41

Reduce heat to medium-low

42

Whisk in 2 tablespoons butter

43

Season to taste with salt and pepper

44

Divide spinach among plates

45

Top with scallops, dividing equally

46

Spoon sauce over and serve

47

Available in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets and at Asian markets

48

Available in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets and at Asian markets

49

Available in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets and at Asian markets