Steam scallop with black bean sauce

 I will write more details in this recipe.  The material I am using might not be easy to find in your neighborhood, but in Chinatown or Asian grocery.  It is worthy to have them at home.  I will have more recipes later to tell you how to run out those Chinese materials.

Ingredient :

1. Green bean noodle (vermicelli)               1 bunch     soaking in the water 

                                                                                       for 20 minutes

It is easy to find in the Chinese grocery.  They have different sizes of package.  You can just buy the small package there.  Mine is big package since I use it a lot.  And it can be stored since it is dried noodle.  You can leave it at refrigerator or your pantry.

2. Scallop                  6 pcs                                 I usually cut the scallop into 2 to make it thinner. So it is easy to be steamed and is better size to eat.

3. Black bean               2 tbsp                            

It is the black bean soaking in the oil.  You can see the piece of piece of black bean in the jar.  I found a very good brand called "Master" (狀元）at Chinese Grocery.  But if you can't find this brand, other would be OK, too.  It is not spicy.

4. Scallion          2 stem          Separate to "white part" and "green part".   

                                                Shredded the white part. Diced the green part.

5.  Garlic            2 tsp             Chopped it finely.

6. Coriander       1/2 handful   Wash and dry them.  Roughly chopped.

7. Soy sauce       1 1/2  tbsp       

8. Sugar              1/2     tsp

9. Water             2 tsp

How To :

1. Mix the Black bean, diced scallion, chopped garlic, sugar on a bowl.  

2. Take the soaking green bean noodle out from water. And shake out the water.  Put it on a plate. 

3. Put the scallops on the top of green bean noodle.

4. Scoop the mixing sauce on the top of scallops. 

 5. Mix soy sauce, water and spread it evenly to the plate.

6. Prepare a big wok with half wok of water.  Leave the steam rack on the water.  When the water is boil, put the plate on the rack and cover the wok.  If you have steamer, use it.  I use it because my plates are pretty big, and I don't have bigger steamer.

 7. Steam it for about 10 minutes.

 8. Prepare a pan, pour oil on it and big heat.  The oil must be very hot.

 9. Take the steamed scallops plate out (please used gloves since it is a hot plate).  Spread the shredded scallion and coriander on the scallops.  And pour the hot oil on scallion and coriander.

 The scallops is tender and with sweet salty black bean sauce.  The green bean noodle has absorbed all the juice of soy sauce, black bean and scallops.  It is great combination and you will love this dish.