Scallops and Rice Noodles
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 697
- Total Fat
- 21
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 105
- Dietary Fiber
- 6
- Sugar
- 21
- Protein
- 22
- Cholesterol
- 35
- Sodium
- 1405
- Total: 40 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
1/2 tablespoon ginger
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/3 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/3 cup clam juice, as needed
1/2 cup vegetable oil, plus 2 more cups for frying noodles
24 dry scallops
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
7 carrots, cut into thin sticks
1/4 cup sweet red pepper strips
1/4 cup broccoli florets
2 onions, finely chopped
1 pound rice noodles
Sliced lemons, for serving
Directions
- Into a bowl, mix together ginger, soy sauce, chili sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, garlic salt and 1/3 cup clam juice, until smooth. Reserve. Preheat a wok with 2 tablespoons of the oil. Coat scallops with cornstarch and add to the wok. Stir-fry scallops for approximately 1 minute and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in reserved ginger mixture cook for 1 to 2 minutes more. Remove scallops from sauce arrange on a serving dish. Reserve the sauce separately.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the wok and add the carrot sticks, sweet pepper strips, broccoli florets and chopped onions for 4 to 6 minutes or until brown. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Keep warm, in the wok.
- In another wok or deep pan, deep-fry rice noodles in 2 cups hot oil, for 3 minutes. Drain noodles. Arrange noodles in a bowl or on a plate, top with cooked vegetables and finish with scallops. If desired, mix a little more clam juice to the sauce, before pouring over the scallops and noodles. Serve with lemon slices.