Sauteed scallops w/pea pods, water chest

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
pounds Scallops
¼ cup Sherry
3 tablespoons Peanut oil
1 slice Fresh ginger
½ pounds Snow peas
12 Water chestnuts; sliced
1 tablespoon Oyster sauce
1 teaspoon Sesame oil
cup Chicken stock
3 tablespoons Cornstarch
¼ cup Water
Salt and white pepper

Directions

Rinse scallops and pat dry. Pour sherry over them and let stand 10 minutes, then drain. Heat peanut oil in a skillet. Add scallops and ginger and saute 3-4 minutes.

Add snow peas, water chestnuts, oyster sauce and sesame oil and toss lightly to mix. Pour in chicken stock and bring to a boil.

Blend cornstarch in water to make a smooth paste and stir into scallop mixture. Cook only until sauce is thick enough to coat scallops. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.

FROM SOME NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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