Chuck and the First Peoples' Kitchen

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Scallop Chow Mein

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced on a bias
  • 2 ribs celery, thinly sliced on a bias
  • 5 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped
  • 2” x 2” piece of ginger, thinly sliced into sticks
  • 1 red Thai chili, thinly sliced
  • 1 green Thai chili, thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons hoisin
  • 4 large fresh scallops, quartered
  • 250g chow mein noodles
  • 90g dried scallops, smashed and crumbled
  • ½ cup thinly sliced scallions

Instructions

  1. Fill a large pot with salted water and bring to a boil.
  2. Drop in the chow mein noodles and while they are cooking start sauteing the vegetables.
  3. Place a large frying pan on high heat and add the vegetable oil.
  4. Once the oil is hot, add the onion and sauté for 1 minute.
  5. Add the carrots and the celery and sauté for another minute.
  6. Add the garlic, ginger, red, and green Thai chilis and sauté for another minute.
  7. Remove the chow mein noodles from the boiling water and add them to the pan.
  8. Add the soy sauce, hoisin, and the fresh scallop pieces and sauté for another minute. Remove from the heat.
  9. Dump the noodle mixture out onto a plate and top with the dried scallops and scallions.