Potato Crepes With Scallops Salmon & Asparagus

Ingredients

1/2 lb asparagus
1 tb dry wine
1/2 ts cornstarch
1 egg
1/4 ts pepper
1/4 lb scallops
1/4 lb salmon filet
1 1/2 c peanut oil
1 ts ginger
1 tb green onion
1/2 c chicken stock
2 ts soy sauce
1/2 ts rice vinegar
1/4 ts sugar
1/2 ts cornstarch dissolved in
1 teaspoon water starting at the tip end
1 1/2 slices lengths with a diagonal rolling off the tip at an angle
1/4 turn
1/4 slices discs
1/4 rectangles

Instructions

and toss gently to coat. Preheat the oven to 175F and set 2 dinner plates in it to warm. Prepare the Potato Crepes and place 1 on each plate. Keep warm in the oven. Have a clean, dry, heatproof container, such as a saucepan, on the stove with a heat proof sieve on top. Drain the scallops and salmon and discard the marinade. Heat a wok or deep skillet over high heat. When it begins to smoke, add the oil. Wait 30 seconds, then add the seafood (the oil will not be very hot yet; this is intentional). Cook, stirring gently to separate the pieces, until salmon has lost its raw color. Pour the contents of the wok into the sieve. Return the wok to the heat, and in the bit of oil clinging to the pan, stir-fry the ginger and green onion until fragrant. Add the pepper and asparagus and stir-fry until it begins to brown. Add the chicken stock, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar. Cover, and cook until the asparagus is crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes depending on size. Remove the cover, return the seafood to the wok, and stir in the cornstarch mixture. Cook until the sauce is slightly thickened. Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary, then divide the seafood, asparagus and sauce over the potato crepes. Serve immediately Serves 2. From the San Francisco Chronicle, 2/13/91. Note that the potato pancakes require the potatoes to be cooked and cooled ahead of time, which can be done earlier in the day or the night before.