Scallops baked in the shell with stir-fried sesame seed pak choi Recipe

Scallops baked in the shell with stir-fried sesame seed pak choi Recipe

  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 20g/¾oz butter
  • pinch salt
  • ½ free-range egg
  • 1 baby pak choi, leaves separated
  • 1 chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
  • 15g/½oz galangal, peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 2 scallops in their shells, cleaned
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2.5cm/1in piece galangal, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 chilli, seeds removed and finely chopped
  • 2 baby pak choi, leaves separated
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sesame seeds
  1. Preheat oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  2. Place all the pastry ingredients together in a food processor and blend to make a smooth dough. Wrap the dough in cling film and transfer to the fridge to chill for 10 minutes.
  3. For the scallops, in a clean bowl mix the pak choi, chilli, galangal, soy sauce, sesame oil and sesame seeds, then divide the mixture between the two scallop shells and put their lids back on.
  4. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface. Use the pastry to seal the edges of the shells together. Bake on an oven tray for six minutes.
  5. For the pak choi, heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the galangal, chilli and pak choi and stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle with soy sauce and sesame seeds.
  6. To serve, remove the pastry from the scallops and arrange on a plate in their shells alongside the stir-fried pak choi