Scallops stuffed with shrimp paste (so don cha tom)

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
12 Scallops -- cleaned &
Quartered
Vegetable oil -- for frying
1 tablespoon Dried shrimp, soaked in
Water until soft
Soaked in water until soft,
Drained, -- and finely
Chopped
OR
20 Defrosted frozen shrimp --
Finely chopped
2 smalls Pieces of black wood ear
Fungus
Soaked in warm water until
Soft, drained -- and finely
Chopped
4 ounces Sweet potato -- boiled and
Mashed
1 tablespoon Nuoc Mam sauce
OR
1 tablespoon Light soy sauce

Directions

SHRIMP PASTE STUFFING

1. Make the shrimp paste stuffing by combining all the stuffing ingredients together. 2. Steam the scallops until cooked - about 5 minutes in a bamboo steamer.

Remove and leave to cool. 3. Slit the scallops intheir thickest part and spoon in the stuffing. Heat the oil until very hot. Gently lower the stuffed scallops in a basket and fry for 2 minutes.

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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