Orange Scallops With Veggie Friesd Rice

Scallops In Orange Sauce 

Serves 4

1 tablespoon peanut sauce

2 garlic cloves minced 

1 lb dry-packed sea scallops 

Tempura flour or all-purpose Flour, for dredging

1 tablespoon soy sauce 

1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce 

1tablespoom rice wine

1 teaspoon hot sauce or more if you like it spicy 

1 teaspoon sesame oil

¼ cup fresh orange juice 

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

Directions

In a small bowl, combine orange juice with soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, and hot sauce.

Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Pat scallops dry with paper towels. Dredge very lightly with flour.

Add Scallops and garlic, cook for 1 minute. Turn the scallops over and cook the other side for 1 minute.

Add the orange sauce and heat until the sauce is hot, 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle with orange peel and serve with fried rice.

Veggie Fried Rice

Ingredients

2 tablespoons sesame oil, divided

1 egg, beaten

1 medium onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

2 cups diced raw or cooked vegetables (see suggestions, below)

3 cups cold leftover cooked rice

2 tablespoons soy sauce

4 green onions, sliced

(veggie ideas:

Sliced, diced or shredded, raw or cooked celery, green or red pepper,carrots, bean sprouts, zucchini, green beans, peas or snow peas,

Instructions

In a wok or a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil over high heat. Add egg and cook, stirring, until egg is scrambled. Remove scrambled egg to a plate.

Pour the remaining oil into the wok. When it is very hot, add chopped onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 2 or 3 minutes or just until onion is softened. Add raw vegetables first, followed by cooked vegetables (the first ones into the pan should be the veggies that take longest to cook, like raw carrots). Already-cooked veggies should be added last. Now add cooked meat, stirring to mix well and heat through.

Finally, add rice, stirring constantly to break up the lumps of rice, mix it with the other ingredients and heat thoroughly. Add soy sauce and sesame oil and cook, stirring and tossing, for 2 or 3 minutes. Stir in scrambled eggs and green onions and stir-fry for one more minute. Remove from heat and serve immediately.