Pan-seared Sea Scallops with Roasted Green Chile-Soy Sauce

Name: Pan-seared Sea Scallops with Roasted Green Chile-Soy Sauce
Yield: Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Roasted Green Chile-Soy Sauce:; 1 diced shallot; 1 chopped garlic clove; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1/4 cup golden raisins; 5 tablespoons Kikkoman Less Sodium Soy Sauce; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 2 poblano peppers, roasted, peeled and seeded; 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro; 12 large sea scallops; 2 tablespoons Kikkoman Less Sodium Soy Sauce; 4 teaspoons olive oil; zest of 1 orange, julienned

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Yield

Yield: 4 servings

kikkoman products used:

Less Sodium Soy Sauce Soy Sauce

ingredients

Roasted Green Chile-Soy Sauce:
1 diced shallot
1 chopped garlic clove
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup golden raisins
5 tablespoons Kikkoman Less Sodium Soy Sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 poblano peppers, roasted, peeled and seeded
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

12 large sea scallops
2 tablespoons Kikkoman Less Sodium Soy Sauce
4 teaspoons olive oil
zest of 1 orange, julienned

directions

To make Roasted Green Chile-Soy Sauce: In small pan, saute shallot and garlic in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil about 1 minute or until soft. Add raisins, soy sauce and lime juice; simmer about 2 minutes or until raisins are soft. In food processor, puree peppers, raisin mixture and cilantro. With motor running, slowly add remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Process until smooth, adding more oil if necessary. Hold at room temperature until needed. (Yield: 1 cup)

Pat scallops dry with paper towels. Cut a cross-hatch pattern 1/4-inch deep on top of each scallop. Brush scallops on both sides with soy sauce. In non-stick pan, heat oil. Place scallops in pan, cut side down. Sear 2 minutes, turn and sear 2 minutes more. Spoon 4 tablespoons Roasted Green Chile-Soy Sauce onto each of 4 plates. Arrange 3 scallops on top of sauce, cut side up. Garnish with orange zest.

Recipe by Stefanie Poulin, Kikkoman/Johnson & Wales Imaginational Recipe Challenge Alumni Finalist

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