Welcome to the inaugural Fish Friday Foodies, coordinated by Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm. She writes that in the interest of eating healthier in 2016, we'll be sharing fish and seafood recipes on the third Friday of the month. I'm in! That definitely fits into our goals of eating less meat and more fish this year.
I had initially planned to share a recipe with the seafood from our community supported fishery. But, the Precise Kitchen Elf was sick on Tuesday and I was completely befuddled. I missed my pick-up because I didn't know what day of the week it was. Boo! So, I'll write more about Real Good Fish on another post.
As Plan B, I needed something fast. This dish is on the table in less than 20 minutes. Perfect!
Ingredients
- 1 lb scallops (these are listed as best choice or good alternative according to Seafood Watch)
- 1 T crushed garlic
- 1 T minced ginger
- 1/2 t ground turmeric
- 1 t tamarind paste (you can find this at an Asian grocery store)
- 12 ounces coconut cream
- 1 T soy sauce
- 1 t sesame oil
- black sesame seeds for garnish
- buckwheat soba noodles
Procedure
In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Cook your soba noodles according to the package direction. Ours took 4 minutes. Once cooked, drain and set aside.
In a large, flat-bottom pan, whisk garlic, ginger, turmeric, and tamarind paste into coconut cream until well-combined. Bring to a boil. Place the scallops in the pan in a single layer and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until firm to the touch; it won't take too long. Remove the scallops from the sauce.
To serve, spoon the soba noodles in the sauce (in the pan). Add in the soy sauce and sesame oil. Toss to coat. Portion noodles into individual bowls. Top with cooked scallops. Sprinkle with black sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
In a large, flat-bottom pan, whisk garlic, ginger, turmeric, and tamarind paste into coconut cream until well-combined. Bring to a boil. Place the scallops in the pan in a single layer and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until firm to the touch; it won't take too long. Remove the scallops from the sauce.
To serve, spoon the soba noodles in the sauce (in the pan). Add in the soy sauce and sesame oil. Toss to coat. Portion noodles into individual bowls. Top with cooked scallops. Sprinkle with black sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
Great flavor combo with the tamarind paste, Camilla! I just happen to have some of that good stuff in my refrigerator too!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Stacy. I always have tamarind paste in my fridge! I'm dying to wrap some fish in Parma this weekend! Thanks for the inspiration.
DeleteOoh, what a great combo. Now I'm craving scallops!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarah, Yes, it was tasty. And you can do the same thing with shrimp or even chunks of fish. So versatile!
DeleteI have never tried tamarind before, but it sounds interesting. Your recipe looks like it was tasty, and I love the fact that it only took 20 minutes to prepare. My kind of recipe!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so good, and sounds super easy. Nice save!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic recipe! I've seen tamarind paste before but never tried it - sounds like a wonderful use!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great flavor combo!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds fantastic - I need to try this, do you think I could do it with shrimp? Scallops and I don't always get along so well....
ReplyDeleteOh wow Camilla. Tamarind paste and sesame seeds are a great flavour enhancer and nutrition addition respectively. Thank you for sharing my #FishFridayFoodies creation on your FB page as well. Sweet surprise! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is the perfect weeknight meal. Thank you so much Camilla for joining my group and helping me along.
ReplyDeleteThese sound delicious, I love tamarind and scallops so I am going to have to give these a go!
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