Japanese Miso Butter Scallops
Description
This Japanese recipe for cooking sea scallops in a sweet miso butter sauce includes miso paste, sake, soy sauce, sugar, and butter. It cooks in minutes.
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon miso paste
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1 tablespoon sake
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1 teaspoon soy sauce
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1 teaspoon white sugar
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1 tablespoon oil
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1/2 pound sea scallops
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1 teaspoon water, if needed
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1 tablespoon butter
Directions
1
Combine miso paste, sake, soy sauce, and sugar in a small bowl.
2
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add scallops; cook 3 to 4 minutes. Flip scallops; cook until no longer translucent and cooked through, about 1 minute more.
3
Reduce heat to low; let the skillet cool down for 1 minute. Add miso sauce; cook about 3 minutes, thinning with water if necessary. Add butter; stir until melted.