CNY auspicious dish: Pan Seared Scallop & Prawn Aglio Olio

Chinese New Year is always the time for gathering and good food. My husband and children will always looking forward to my new dish and sometimes they do order what to be cook. As a mother of 2 and a wife this is a blessing isn't? What could be more rewarding than seeing a Big Smile on their faces😁. Since my children are pasta lover, Inhave twist this recipe a little by replacing the "tong fun" to angel hair.

As a Chinese, we always believe in auspicious and prosperity wishes. Prawn is call "HAR" in cantonese, it has the same sound as just like "laughing". And Scallop is call "Dai Zi", captured the same reading as "Dai Hung Dai Zi" means Suceesful and Well establiment. I have 2 dish here, first one is "Hee Har Dai Siu" means Happy and Loud Laghing and the second is "Dai Hung Dai Zi".

I hope those who has eaten these 2 dish will get a well and auspicious luck.

Recipes as below.

Hee Ha Dai Siu

- Tiger Prawn (clean and marinatenwih salt, pepper and some rice wine)

- 200g angel hair (blanch in salt water, drained)

- mince garlic x 2 tbsp, ginger x 1tsp

- olive oil 

- chopped coriander 

Methods:

1. Using Buffet Cassarole, heat some olive oil. Pan fried Prawn. 1 minutes each side. Set aside.

2. Using the same BC, add in 3 tbsp olive oil, garlic and ginger. Stir fry till aromatic then add in pasta and stir and mix well. 

3. Arrange Prawns on top of the pasta and sprinkles chopped coriander on top.

2. Dai Hung Dai Zi

- Scallop (I use frozen ones) (defrost, wipe dry with kitchen towel then sprinkle salt and pepper on both side)

-Baby Spinach (I use handpicked Australian Spinach)

- olive oil

- 2 tbsp mince garlic

Methods

1. Using Buffet Cassarole, preheat 2 tsp olive oil. Place Scallop in BC and pan fry in high fire for 2min each side or till brown. Set aside.

2. Using the same BC, add in mince garlic ad stir fry till aromatic then add on Baby Spinach and keep stiring till Spinach is wilted add salt to taste.

3. Arrang Spinach at the bottom of the bowl and place Scallops on top.