Japanese Ginger Scallop Stir-Fry

Ingredients:

2 tbsp fresh lime juice

2 tbsp rice wine

250 g bay scallops

1 tbsp sesame oil

1 garlic clove, crushed

2 tsp ginger, grate fine

2 tbsp water

75 g straw mushrooms, sliced

1/2 red capsicum, sliced

2 tsp light soy sauce

4 spring onions, sliced

Pinch of black pepper

1 tsp cornstarch

Cooking Instructions:

In a bowl, combine the lime juice with the rice wine. Add in the crushed garlic. Marinate the scallops for 15 mins. Set aside. While the scallops are marinating, heat the sesame oil in a hot wok till almost smoking. Add ginger, green spring onions, mushrooms and capsicum. Stir-fry for about 3 mins till ginger becomes fragrant. Add marinated scallops, continue to stir-fry for another 3 mins or till scallops turns opaque. Make sure everything mixes well in the wok. Add in the soy sauce and mix thoroughly. Season to taste with pepper. Dilute the cornstarch with water and pour into the wok. Cook for another 1 to 2 mins or till sauce thickens. Serve immediately with steamed rice.

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