Budget-Friendly scallops Recipes – Save Money, Eat Well

Cooking with scallops doesn’t have to be expensive. Try these cheap, tasty, and filling recipes.

Recipes with scallops

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Delicious Scallop, Dried Shrimp and Winter Melon Soup

The winter melon is tender and juicy, while dried shrimp and scallops are combined to create a rich, savory, slightly sweet broth. A sip of this refreshing broth flows through your throat and into your heart. The cilantro adds a touch of flavor, making it both refreshing and appetizing. Winter melon promotes diuresis and reduces swelling, making it a perfect summer drink. The dried shrimp and scallops are also rich in calcium and trace elements, making it a great choice for both the elderly and children. This simple ingredient creates a delicious, homely soup that leaves you feeling refreshed and relaxed. It's a heartwarming and nourishing "family soup"!

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Vegetable and seafood vermicelli casserole

Mixed seafood vermicelli boiled soup rich, vermicelli absorbed the essence of the broth, seafood fresh and sweet soft. Every bite you can taste the freshness of seafood and the sour flavor of pickled mustard. The seafood from shrimp, mussels and fish balls is soft and refreshing, and the pickled mustard is slightly spicy and crispy enough. The whole flavor is rich in layers. Sauté the onions and garlic, add some onions or tomatoes to enhance the flavor. The table is hot and fragrant, the soup is rich enough, the vermicelli is smooth and not broken, super served with rice, eating a pot in cold weather is really warm and satisfying.

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Scallop Fusilli Pasta

Scallops fried until golden brown on the surface, tender inside, fresh and sweet with butter garlic and Italian herbs; Quick to make, pleasing aroma, suitable for both weekday dinners and entertaining friends.

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Winter melon, ribs, barley and scallop soup

Winter melon, scallop, coix seed, pork fan bone soup, the soup is milky white and clear, the bright winter melon, golden scallop and milky white coix seed are looming in the bone soup, and sprinkled with a touch of green chopped green onion, the appearance is gentle and elegant. The pork fan bone makes a mellow bone soup, which is rich in calcium; with winter melon that promotes diuresis and swelling, coix seed that removes dampness and scallop that enhances freshness, the nutrition complements each other, nourishing and refreshing, a mouthful of warm soup, nourishes the body and mind. ~ Coix seed is slightly cold in nature, and cooking it directly may not be very friendly to people with weak spleen and stomach. After frying, it can reduce the cold and be more gentle. Fried coix seed has a more prominent effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, which is suitable for people with heavy dampness and weak spleen and stomach, such as those who are prone to abdominal distension and thick and greasy tongue coating. ~ If you are prone to getting angry, dry mouth and bitter mouth, or have symptoms of damp heat such as constipation and acne, the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness of raw coix seed is stronger, and it is more suitable for direct cooking.

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Fresh noodles soup with pork and cabbage

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Cantonese-style glutinous rice with preserved meat

Winter Solstice is here! In Guangdong, there's a saying that Winter Solstice is more important than the Lunar New Year, so the rituals must be fully realized. For Winter Solstice, be sure to try this steamed glutinous rice with preserved meats! Every grain of rice is coated in the aroma of preserved meats, glistening with oil—it's incredibly tempting. The reddish-brown of the sausage and bacon, the deep brown of the shiitake mushrooms, the bright green of the scallions, and the pale yellow of the peanuts—the color combination is absolutely stunning; just looking at it makes your mouth water. The taste is divine! Steaming the ingredients together allows the rich, savory aroma of the preserved meats to permeate the very core of the rice, making every grain fragrant and flavorful. Combined with the freshness of the dried scallops and shrimp, and the aroma of the shiitake mushrooms, the layers of flavor are simply irresistible. This method is also a godsend for those who aren't good at cooking! No need to struggle with stir-frying glutinous rice; just steam it and you're done! The glutinous rice is chewy and bouncy, and the ingredients are thoroughly infused with flavor. Effortlessly master this limited-edition Cantonese Winter Solstice delicacy!

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Hairy melon pork soup

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Fish Maw and Wonton Chicken Soup(花膠雲吞雞煲)

Fish Maw Wonton Chicken Hot Pot: A delicious and refreshing dish that will tantalize your taste buds! The fish maw is soft, chewy, and nourishing, replenishing collagen; the chicken is tender and juicy, boosting your energy; the thin-skinned wontons burst with flavor when you bite into them; the broth is creamy, sweet, and warming to the stomach; and the sweet and tender baby bok choy adds a refreshing touch and enhances the overall flavour. Every bite is a burst of delicious flavour and a nourishing experience, making it the perfect comfort food for autumn and winter!

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Steamed Scallops with Garlic and Vermicelli

The scallops are big, fresh and delicious, and every bite is refreshing and sweet. Minced garlic further enhances the flavor of seafood. Vermicelli brings together all the flavors and is the essence 😅

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Macaroni with Mushroom and Minced Meat

My eldest son is sick. He doesn’t like porridge, but his throat is dry and he doesn’t want to eat, so I usually cook this macaroni. First, cook the soup base with dried scallops, then add your favorite vegetables and minced meat. It is nutritious, delicious and easy to digest.