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SERVES:
4

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed


• Butter for mashing sweet potatoes (approx. 2-3 Tbs)


• 12-16 large sea scallops (no water added or dry packed if possible)


• Salt and pepper for seasoning scallops


• Olive oil for sautéing scallops


• Approx. 12-16 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and discarded


• Olive oil for sautéing mushrooms (a little sesame oil too if desired)


• 1 heaping Tbs finely minced, peeled fresh ginger


• 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced


• 1/3-1/2 cup chopped green onion


• Approx. 1/4 cup soy sauce

PROCEDURE:

Get the peeled and cubed sweet potatoes going in a pot of water and, as far as the shiitake mushrooms go, you'll want to remove the tough, woody stems and discard those and then rough chop the mushroom caps.

Next, add a splash of olive oil to a large nonstick pan on medium high heat and you can even add a little splash of sesame oil as well and, when the oil is hot, add the shiitake mushrooms and cook those until they start to soften up a bit.

You might need to add a little more oil to the pan if it seems like its drying out and then, once you're happy with the mushrooms, add a Tbs of minced ginger and a large minced clove of garlic let those go for a minute....and then add 1/3 cup chopped green onions and 3-4 Tbs of soy sauce and turn the heat off.

Keep your eye on the sweet potatoes and drain them when they're nice and soft and then mash them with butter but no milk and keep a lid on top to keep them warm while you're cooking the scallops.

Use another nonstick pan, with a splash of olive oil, to sear the salt and pepper seasoned scallops on medium high heat.
Try to leave a little room between each one, as you're cooking them, so they brown up a bit without steaming.

When the scallops are cooked to your liking, serve them up on top of some of the mashed sweet potatoes with some of the mushrooms and soy right on top.

HINTS:

This same combination would work with other seafood...or even chicken or pork.

"Dry packed" or "no water added" scallops work best for this.