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Home / Cuisine / Asian / Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry

Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry

By: 👩‍🦳 Linda · Published: 🖨 July 28, 2016 · Updated: 💻June 28, 2017 · 🗨 4 Comments

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Never tasted garlic scapes? Try this Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry. It is fragrant, delicious, and takes only 20 minutes to prepare.

Never tasted garlic scapes? Try this Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry. It is fragrant, delicious, and takes only 20 minutes to prepare. | RotiNRice.com

If you have never tasted garlic scapes, I am not surprised. I only recently had a chance to try it. It is seasonal and I was delighted to see them at the farmers market in downtown Minneapolis that I have been going to lately. There were lots of it on sale but unfortunately there were not too many takers.

At first glance, they look somewhat unusual. Their firm stalks curve in circles unlike straight Chinese chive flowers. One’s thought would be, “What or how would you cook that?” Being Chinese, my instinct is to do a stir fry. Since garlic scapes are actually the flower of the garlic plant, pairing it with scallops or shrimps in a stir fry is a no-brainer.

Never tasted garlic scapes? Try this Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry. It is fragrant, delicious, and takes only 20 minutes to prepare. | RotiNRice.com

I trimmed off the bud ends which were beginning to turn yellow and simply snapped them into 2 inch lengths. Like asparagus, they tend to get woody near the stalk ends and have to be “stringed” which isn’t difficult at all. Depending on the maturity of the garlic scapes, you may want to stir fry them anywhere from 3 to 5 minutes.

Never tasted garlic scapes? Try this Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry. It is fragrant, delicious, and takes only 20 minutes to prepare. | RotiNRice.com

An alternative is to scald them in boiling water for a couple of minutes before tossing them into the wok. I simply stir fried them in the wok for about 4 minutes to give them a slightly “smoky” flavor. They were deliciously tender and mildly garlicky. I think they paired well with the bay scallops.

Never tasted garlic scapes? Try this Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry. It is fragrant, delicious, and takes only 20 minutes to prepare. | RotiNRice.com

Never tasted garlic scapes? Try this Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry. It is fragrant, delicious, and takes only 20 minutes to prepare. | RotiNRice.com

Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry

Never tasted garlic scapes? Try this Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry. It is fragrant, delicious, and takes only 20 minutes to prepare.
Author : Linda Ooi
Course : Side Dish
Cuisine : Chinese
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Prep Time 12 mins
Cook Time 8 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Servings : 4
Calories : 191kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 12 oz garlic scapes (340g)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 8 oz bay scallops (225g)
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Shao Hsing cooking wine
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp sesame oil

Instructions
 

  • Wash and drain garlic scapes. Snap into 2 inch lengths starting from the bud end. As you near the stalk end, string the scape. Once it is too woody to break, discard.
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  • Heat a wok or large fry pan. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Fry prepared garlic scapes for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
  • Add remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil to the wok. Fry garlic for 30 seconds. Add scallops and continue to fry for another 1 minute.
  • Return garlic scapes to the wok.
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  • Add soy sauce, Shao Hsing cooking wine, and salt. Fry for another minute.
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  • Stir in cornstarch mixture. Allow it to thicken. Turn off the stove.
  • Drizzle sesame oil on the top.
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  • Transfer to a plate and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 191kcal
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So, the next time you encounter garlic scapes, I hope you will give this Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry a try. One more summer vegetable to enjoy and all the more reason to look forward to the warm days of summer.

Never tasted garlic scapes? Try this Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry. It is fragrant, delicious, and takes only 20 minutes to prepare. | RotiNRice.com

Never tasted garlic scapes? Try this Garlic Scape and Scallop Stir Fry. It is fragrant, delicious, and takes only 20 minutes to prepare. | RotiNRice.com

Enjoy…..and have a wonderful day! 😎

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  1. Martha L says

    June 28, 2017 at 1:07 pm

    Step 3 instructs you to add the garlic, I see it in the picture, but do not see it in the ingredients. How much garlic?

    I have been very curious about garlic scapes. This look like a good place to start!

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    • Linda says

      June 28, 2017 at 1:13 pm

      Please use 2 cloves of garlic. I have added it to the recipe. Thanks for pointing it out and yes, this simple recipe is a good place to start. Garlic scapes are a treat if you can find them.

      Reply
  2. Brendan says

    July 7, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    This recipe is stupendous. I made a couple of modifications for diet and supply reasons, but I think I stayed true to the original. I had salmon on hand, so I used that as my protein and it worked great with the flavor of the garlic scapes. The others were to use gluten free soy sauce, for an allergy, and a different rice wine vinegar because we had it on hand. The end result was something I will make every time I see garlic scapes in our farmers market. Thank you so much for sharing this great recipe!

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    • Linda says

      July 9, 2019 at 9:53 am

      Thank you for your positive comment. I think it is great that you were able to adjust it to suit your diet requirements. I have not seen garlic scapes yet in my neck of the woods. I am growing some garlic in my veggie boxes but no scapes. Hopefully I will get some soon.

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