Pan-Fried Scallops with X.O. Sauce & Gingko Nuts

Tantalize your taste
buds with the exotic flavours of pan-fried scallops with X.O. sauce and gingko nuts served exclusively at hotels such as Chatrium
Hotel Riverside Bangkok
. Read on to find out how you can prepare this
flavoursome dish at home with ease!
Ingredients for a Single Portion 
3 Pieces of fresh
scallops
3 Pieces of broccoli
florets 
3 Pieces of turnip
cakes
1 tablespoon of chopped garlic
1 tablespoon of chopped red bell pepper 
1 tablespoon of chopped green pepper
1 tablespoon of X.O. sauce
1 tablespoon of gingko nuts
1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
1 splash of Chinese
rice cooking wine (to taste)
1 splash of sesame oil
(to taste)
Salt 
Sugar
Vegetable oil 
Corn flour & water
mix 
Preparation 
·        
Add water to a wok and bring
to boil. Add the scallops and remove when half-cooked. 
·        
Add the broccoli and cook to
retain a slight bite
·        
Remove the water and place the
wok back on the stove. Add vegetable oil and heat. 
·        
Add the turnip cakes and cook
till golden brown on either side. Remove and place on a separate dish.
·        
Place the wok back on the
stove and add a splash of oil, along with chopped garlic, red and green bell
peppers and stir till fragrant.
·        
Add the scallops and stir-fry with the garlic and pepper mixture.
·        
Add splashes of X.O. sauce,
oyster sauce, Chinese rice wine, sesame oil, and gingko nuts. Then season with
salt and sugar.
·        
Add the mix of corn flour and
water and stir well to get the right consistency. 
·        
Taste and adjust flavour with
seasoning.
Serve 
Place the broccoli and
the turnip cakes with the scallops on top and pour the sauce over.