The Queen of Kitchen Disasters

As much as I love to cook and bake, I'm lazy and I'm horrid at following recipes. Together with my natural capability of clumsiness and inability of handling anything sharp, it's the perfect recipe for ... disasters.

Thursday, February 02, 2006

jamie oliver scallops with veggies

I'm sure Jamie Oliver would have given a better name than me, but I was scribbling on a piece of paper while watching the show and trying to acknowledge the presence of my hubby's friend at my place. By the way, I WANT TO GO TO SCOTLAND TOO!!!!

Here goes ...

Ingredients
Scallops
Salt
Pepper
5 spice powder
A knob of butter
2 tablespoon of olive oil
Fresh rosemary and marjoram leaves
Half a lemon
Baby leeks
Asparagus

1. Boil water with 1 teaspoon of salt. Add baby leeks and asparagus. Remove after 1 minute, drain well.
2. Clean and drain well the scallops. Score one side of the scallop with criss cross pattern.
3. Sprinkle some salt, pepper and some 5 spice powder on top of the scored scallops. How much depends on personal tastes.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan over medium flames, and put the vegetables in. sprinkle salt and pepper to taste.
5. After 1 minute, push the vegetables one side of the pan. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, put the scallops in, scored side down. After 1 minute, flip the scallops and add a bit of butter.
6. Throw in a handful fresh rosemary and marjoram leaves over the scallops.
7. Put the vegetables on the plate, with scallops on top. Squeeze half a lemon over the scallops. Serve.

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