Scallops With Pepper and Zucchini
- Total Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 10ounces scallops
- ½cup dry vermouth
- 8ounces red pepper or 7 ounces chopped, ready-cut pepper (1⅔ cups)
- 1teaspoon olive oil
- 16ounces whole zucchini or 14 ounces chopped, ready-cut zucchini (2⅔ to 3 cups)
- Fresh or frozen ginger to yield 1½ tablespoons coarsely grated
- ½bunch fresh chives to yield 2 tablespoons chopped
- ⅛teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
- Step 1
Wash scallops and cook in vermouth for 1 minute. Set aside.
- Step 2
Wash, trim, seed and chop whole red pepper.
- Step 3
Heat a nonstick pan until it is very hot, then reduce heat to medium high and add oil. Saute red pepper until it begins to soften.
- Step 4
Wash, dry and coarsely chop whole zucchini. Add to red pepper and continue cooking until vegetables are soft.
- Step 5
Grate ginger and add while vegetables cook.
- Step 6
Wash, dry and chop chives.
- Step 7
When vegetables are cooked, add the chives and drained scallops. Season with salt and pepper.
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Comments
I really don’t understand the first instruction - boil, simmer, what was I supposed to do? However, we basically marinated the scallops in vermouth and then cooked them with the rest of the ingredients. This was tasty and easy. Will make again.
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