Scallops broiled in pork fat with nuoc mam sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 Scallops -- cleaned &
Quartered
12 teaspoons Salt
Juice of 1 lime or lemon
1 Piece fresh pork fat
OR
8 Bacon slices rind
4 tablespoons Nuoc Mam sauce
OR
4 tablespoons Maggi liquid seasoning mixed
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
1 Clove garlice, diced
½ Green onion, thinly chopped

Directions

WITH:

* (So Nuong Voi Mo Heo An Voi Nuoc Mam).

1. Cover the scallops with water and add the salt and lime or lemon juice. Simmer for 1-2 minutes (do not overcook). Remove the scallops from the liquid and drain them. 2. Place each scallop in a shell or heatproof dish, place some pork or bacon rind on the scallops and put under a preheated high broiler for at most 4 minutes. The pork fat should drip down on to the scallops, giving them a smoky pork flavor.

Remove an

Recipe Source: VIETNAMESE COOKING - EXOTIC DELIGHTS FROM INDO-CHINA by Paulette Do Van. Published by Chartwell Books, Inc. Copyright (c) 1993. Recipe formatted by Olivia Liebermann RDSE68B on May, 1995.

Recipe By : "Vietnamese Cooking" by Paulette Do Van, Chartwell Books

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