Lunch / Dinner
Grilled Scallops with plum sauce
Glazed Scallop Kebabs deliver bite after bite of Asian-inspired sweet and spice that’s oh-so nice. The recipe is so shockingly simple, it’s hard to fathom it can be as good as it is, but it is!
Ingredients
What is Star Anise?
Popular in Indian and Chinese cooking, star anise are woody seed pods that smell and taste like licorice.
Instructions
Preheat grill to medium-high (350–400°). Brush grill grates with oil.
Heat jam, garlic, serrano, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, star anise, and salt in a saucepan over medium to a low boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer sauce until it coats the back of a spoon, 4–5 minutes.
Thread four shishito halves and three each scallops and pineapple chunks, alternately, through two skewers for each kebab. Brush both sides of each kebab with plum sauce.
Grill kebabs 2 minutes, flip, and baste with plum sauce. Repeat flipping and basting every 2 minutes until scallops are opaque, about 6 minutes total; serve with remaining plum sauce.
For greater stability on the grill, thread all the ingredients onto two skewers for each kebab.