With these days nowadays, it is very hard to pinpoint which foods are healthy and which foods are not. Training our kids to eat vegetables are as hard as solving a 1000piece puzzle. Once they know what they are about to eat are vegetables, frowns will come across their faces immediately. This leaves a trouble to most parents because vegetables are good source of vitamins and minerals that can help their children’s body system big time. Here is a recipe you might want to try and make your children try. Learn how to cook scallops and asparagus for your children- bring a little twist to your menu. Sea foods are also proven to be essential to ones diet because it contains iodine.

Scallops and asparagus are a great combination because their tastes complement one another. The rich taste of the scallops cover up the asparagus, giving you a less hard time in persuading your children to try out your new recipe. Aside from the fact that vegetables and sea foods are good for the body system, this menu is also easy to make and can be done within 20 minutes. It is healthy plus it is very easy to make- what more can you ask for? Read on and learn more on how to cook scallops and asparagus

Using a big pan, pour some oil and add garlic. Add the chopped scallions, as well. Heat the oil and crush the garlic on it. Once the garlic changes its appearance from white to brown, it means that the garlic is already cooked and you can now start cooking. Add vegetables to the pan. Cook them until they have soft texture; make sure they do not change their appearance to brown. Pour the cooking wine and cook the vegetables in it until the wine almost goes dry. Make sure you mix well the vegetables to make sure every part gets to be soaked or cooked with the cooking wine. Once the desired level is reached, add 1/2 kilo asparagus, which are stemmed and cleaned beforehand. Also, include the 1/4 kilo cleaned scallops into the wok and cook for 3 minutes. Make sure the heat is on high temperature to make sure the asparagus and scallops are cooked properly. Pour the 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 3 tablespoons water,

1/2 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon sesame oil. Mix them well. You can also include chili flakes if you want a little twist of spice in your menu. Mix them thoroughly until the sauce appears to be thick. Usually mixing them all together will take about 2 minutes, depending on your skills in maxing ingredients. Lastly, serve the finished product while it’s hot. The combinations of the two main ingredients plus the sauce are perfect in masking the taste of asparagus.

Know that you have learned how to cook scallops and asparagus. You should try it out and let your kids be the judge of it. You will be amazes how they will let you cook this menu more often.