Steamed Scallops with Garlic Vermicelli

Name: Steamed Scallops with Garlic Vermicelli
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 8 scallops on the half shell; 50g mung bean vermicelli, soaked; 1 whole head of garlic, finely chopped; 2 tbsp light soy sauce and 1 tsp sugar; 1 red chilli, chopped; Spring onions, finely sliced; 4 tbsp oil

蒜蓉粉丝蒸扇贝/swan-rong fen-sih jung shan-bay/

Also known as: Suanrong Fensi Zheng Shanbei, Garlic Vermicelli Scallops, Chinese Steamed Scallops

About this dish

Scallops on the half shell steamed on a nest of glass noodles under lots of golden garlic, finished with soy and sizzling oil.

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Ingredients

🦪8 scallops on the half shell

🍜50g mung bean vermicelli, soaked

🧄1 whole head of garlic, finely chopped

🫙2 tbsp light soy sauce and 1 tsp sugar

🌶️1 red chilli, chopped

🌿Spring onions, finely sliced

🛢️4 tbsp oil

Method

Serves 3

Fry half the garlic in oil until golden, then mix with the raw garlic.

Put a small nest of vermicelli on each shell and set a scallop on top.

Spoon the garlic mixture over each scallop.

Steam for 5–6 minutes.

Drizzle with soy and sugar, add spring onion and chilli, and pour over smoking-hot oil.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Suanrong fensi zheng shanbei is a Cantonese seafood restaurant favourite and a staple of Chinese night-market seafood stalls.

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