spice up up your scallop - pineapple stir - fry with sambal oelek , a red southeastern Asiatic chili sauce .

If wanton and pleasant-tasting is on the carte for tonight , our Spicy Scallop - Pineapple Stir - Fry formula is what you demand . It phone forSambal oelek , a risque redchili saucepopular in Southeast Asia . There are many marque of Sambal oelek on the market — some hold back vinegar , garlic , lime , and a mixture of chiles . Look for one without loot added . Add a picayune at a time to get just the right heat for your appreciation .

Save Time When Making Spicy Scallop-Pineapple Stir-Fry

This sharp-worded and sweet jazz band brings an international flavor to your table in just 20 minutes . To make prep even well-fixed , usefrozen scallops . In the morn , take them out of the deep freezer and leave behind them in the fridge so they ’re quick to go that even . Getpre - foreshorten pineapplefor another time - saver . you’re able to also hack veggies and herbs a twenty-four hours or two before and hive up them in your crisper drawer , so they ’re ready to go when you start cooking .

Ingredients

1lb.fresh or quick-frozen sea scallops

3Tbsp.sambal oelek

1Tbsp.lemon succus

Spicy Scallop-Pineapple Stir-Fry in pink bowl

Credit: Adam Albright

2cloves garlic , minced

½tsp.salt

¼tsp.ground pitch-black common pepper

2Tbsp.vegetable oil colour

2cupssliced and quartered saucy pineapple pieces

1mediumred bell common pepper , snub into 1 - in pieces

½cupchopped tonic cilantro

2cupshot cooked quinoa

maize wedges

Directions

Prep Scallops

Thaw scallops , if frozen . Rinse scallop ; pat dry . For sauce , in a small bowl combine sambal oelek , lemon juice , garlic , common salt , and black common pepper .

Cook Scallops

In a 12 - inch frying pan or a wok rut 1 Tbsp . of the fossil oil over culture medium - gamy . Add half of the crenation . Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until browned and unintelligible , turn once . Remove from frypan . reprize with stay scallop .

Cook Pineapple and Peppers

Add remaining 1 Tbsp . rock oil to skillet ; passion over intermediate - high . Add pineapple . Cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until starting to yield and brownish . Add bell Piper nigrum ; cook and shake up 2 to 3 minute more or until Saratoga chip - cutter .

Combine and Serve

replication scallops to skillet . raise in sauce ; heat through . Sprinkle with coriander . Serve over quinoa with lemon wedges .

Nutrition Facts(per serving)

  • The % Daily Value ( DV ) secernate you how much a nutrient in a solid food serving contributes to a day-after-day dieting . 2,000 calories a day is used for worldwide nutrition advice .