Scallops Grilled in Pork Fat with Nuoc Mam
Sauce Recipe
(So Nuong Voi Mo Heo An Voi Nuoc Mam)
Ingredients :
Serves 4
4
1/2 teaspoon
1
1
60 ml
1 clove
1/2
Scallops,
cleaned
Salt
Lime or lemon, juiced
Pork belly fat or rind of 8 bacon rashers
Nuoc Mam sauce mixed with 30ml lemon juice
Garlic, diced
Spring onion, thinly chopped
Method :
Cover the scallops with water and add the
salt and lime or lemon juice.
Simmer for 1-2 minutes (do not overcook).
Remove the scallops from the liquid and
drain them.
Place each scallop in a shell or heatproof
dish, place some belly pork or bacon rind on the scallops and put under
a preheated high grill for at most 4 minutes.
The pork fat should drip down on to the
scallops, giving them a smoky pork flavor.