ComputerGuy Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Over the years I've bought a variety of scallops from whatever fish shops happened to be around. Every so often on a TV cooking show I'll see these beautifully-seared scallops. They never show them being toweled dry or bled of their excess water. But here all I've ever found are soaked in phosphates to give the extra weight. Doesn't matter the size. And truly, even properly draining and drying them, they still exude liquid like crazy. So it is near impossible to fast-sear a decent scallop, even on my high-heat gas burner. And I end up with over-cooked, rubbery bits of expensive waste. I should use Translate enough to gather a list of questions for the guy over at the fish store near SuperLake, but I imagine he doesn't even know about phosphates, so I haven't tried to ask if they can get "dry" scallops, which is the industry term for... dry scallops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Scallops are scarce in restaurants here too; and the ones I've had are the rubbery phosphated ones. Dry scallops are very pricey in the US due to shipping costs associated with non-preserved (phosphated) ones; because of the premium price they are hard to find in the US, too. Just not many willing buyers at $25+ USD per pound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 I should stick to an old Chinese recipe from Yan: wrap a scallop in a half-slice of bacon and deep fry it for a minute. SO tasty. So much oil. Phosphates don't matter much this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Wrap anything in bacon and deep fry 👍 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 Bananas wrapped in bacon and grilled are quite delicious. I miss a good scallop, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 1 hour ago, mudgirl said: Bananas wrapped in bacon and grilled are quite delicious. I miss a good scallop, too. Bacon wrapped in bacon is quite delicious. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 One of my lunch specials was battered thick sliced bacon deep fried. Several places in Texas serve this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Last time at Costco Galerias, they had big scallops for $799p/k. Fri, Sat & Sun only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Thanks, Tom. Fresh, I presume, if only available those three days. I will check online and see if I can find info on whether CostCo scallops are "dry" or have been soaked with phosphates/STP. (EDIT: I see they have them frozen for sure: https://www.lakeside-ss.com/tienda-online/Kirkland-Scallops-Callos-de-Hacha-frozen-bag-p45193949) SO expensive. https://www.fishex.com/scallops/wet-vs-dry EDIT: Wow, I found an actual article about their scallops. It insists that their canned tuna and shrimp, and fresh scallops, are not soaked in water-plumping chemicals. http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/200806?pg=70#pg70 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tingting Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 On 5/22/2019 at 8:20 AM, ComputerGuy said: Thanks, Tom. Fresh, I presume, if only available those three days. I will check online and see if I can find info on whether CostCo scallops are "dry" or have been soaked with phosphates/STP. (EDIT: I see they have them frozen for sure: https://www.lakeside-ss.com/tienda-online/Kirkland-Scallops-Callos-de-Hacha-frozen-bag-p45193949) SO expensive. https://www.fishex.com/scallops/wet-vs-dry EDIT: Wow, I found an actual article about their scallops. It insists that their canned tuna and shrimp, and fresh scallops, are not soaked in water-plumping chemicals. http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/200806?pg=70#pg70 I often buy them and have always found them really tasty and tender. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted June 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 They are basically twice the price of the same item in the U.S. And that is just too rich for my blood. About $55-60 CDN for that bag. Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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