Marinated scallops and octopus on a lemon skewer with Thai basil and chili

Name: Marinated scallops and octopus on a lemon skewer with Thai basil and chili
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 Portions
Ingredients: 8 Scallops (fresh or defrosted); 2 Octopus' arms (cooked and as a whole arm); 4 stalks Lemongrass (cut diagonally into 20-25 cm pieces); 2 tbsp. Olive oil; 1 Red chilies (depending on desired heat), finely chopped; 1 handful Fresh Thai basil, roughly chopped

30 min
- Préparer 20 min
- Préparer 10 min

Recipe for BBQ

Ingrédients

2 Personnes

For the scallops and octopus:
8 Scallops (fresh or defrosted)
2 Octopus' arms (cooked and as a whole arm)
4 stalks Lemongrass (cut diagonally into 20-25 cm pieces)
For the marinade:
2 tbsp. Olive oil
Orange Juice and zest of 1 orange
1 Red chilies (depending on desired heat), finely chopped
1 handful Fresh Thai basil, roughly chopped
Salt and pepper
As decoration:
Lime wedges and Thai basil

Preparation

Étape 1

Mix the olive oil, orange juice, orange zest, chopped chili, Thai basil, salt and pepper in a bowl. Cut the octopus arms into 2-4 pieces, depending on their length. Add the octopus pieces and mix well. Leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes.

Octopus' arms (cooked and as a whole arm)

tbsp. Olive oil

Orange Juice and zest of 1 orange

Red chilies (depending on desired heat), finely chopped

handful Fresh Thai basil, roughly chopped

Étape 2

Carefully place the scallops in the marinade and only marinate for about 5-10 minutes. This will prevent them from becoming too soft.

Scallops (fresh or defrosted)

Étape 3

Alternate the marinated octopus pieces and the briefly marinated scallops on the lemongrass stalks.

stalks Lemongrass (cut diagonally into 20-25 cm pieces)

Étape 4

Preheat the grill. Place the skewers on the WMF table grill and grill for about 3-4 minutes on each side until the scallops are lightly browned and the octopus is warm.

Étape 5

Arrange the skewers on a serving plate and serve with fresh lime wedges and fresh Thai basil, if desired.

Lime wedges and Thai basil