Stuffed Scallops

Fish and Seafood

Stuffed Scallops
Ingredients:
1/4 pound scallops, each cut in half as two circles
5 slices fresh peeled ginger
2 Tablespoons Chinese rice wine
1 teaspoon water chestnut powder
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
dash ground white pepper
1/4 pound shrimp, shells and veins discarded, then the shrimp minced
1 Tablespoon cornstarch, divided
½ teaspoon coarse salt
½ teaspoon granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon rendered chicken fat
1 egg white
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 sprigs fresh coriander, coarsely minced

Preparation:
1. Marinate scallop halves in mixture of ginger, rice wine, water chestnut powder, sesame oil, and ground white pepper for half an hour.
2. Mix minced shrimp with half the cornstarch, all the salt and sugar, and all the chicken fat, and egg white. Stuff this mixture between two scallop halves and gently press them together.
3. Dust with the rest of the cornstarch and set aside for half an hour or until starch seems wet.
4. Heat a wok or fry-pan, add oil, and fry the scallop sandwich until lightly colored on both sides, then drain them on paper towels.
5. Put these sandwiches on a pre-heated platter, and serve.

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