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RecipeFish and ShellfishYield: Serves 4

Curried Scallop Kabobs

Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 183. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh or frozen scallops
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seed
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 green pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
  • one small pineapple
  • 2 plums

Instructions

  1. Thaw scallops, if frozen. Halve any large scallops. Place scallops in a plastic bag. Set bag into a bowl. For marinade, combine 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 tablespoons cooking oil, 2 tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seed, 1 teaspoon curry powder, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; add to bag. Seal bag; marinate at room temperature 15 minutes, turning bag occasionally.
  2. Meanwhile, cut 1 green pepper into 1-inch squares. Cook in boiling water 1 minute; drain. Drain scallops; reserve marinade. Quarter and slice one small pineapple. Slice one quarter. (Reserve remaining pineapple for another use.) Pit and quarter 2 plums.
  3. Using eight 10-inch skewers, alternately thread fruit, scallops, and green pepper, leaving about 1/4 inch between pieces. Place on greased unheated rack of broiler pan. Brush with marinade. Broil 4 inches from heat 8 to 10 minutes or till scallops are opaque, turning and brushing often with marinade.

Source and image provenance

Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.

Image credit: Image attribution: "Brochette de noix de Saint-Jacques au citron vert.jpg" by DC; license: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brochette_de_noix_de_Saint-Jacques_au_citron_vert.jpg. Representative photo; cropped/resized.

Community edition: The recipe was transcribed and formatted for interoperability with Nextcloud Cookbook. Review the historical scan before relying on measurements or instructions.

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