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Delicious recipe! I served this over the angel hair pasta with shrimp spring rolls on the side.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"05\/31\/2016 00:25","GUID":"51582c50157c44209c2b592017358c0d","MemberId":3741999,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"katlaydee3","SubmittedDate":"05\/31\/2016 00:25"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"06\/18\/2013 18:24","GUID":"DCC724222624ACE1AD88DAE3C537B6F0","MemberId":209131,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"muffbear74","SubmittedDate":"06\/18\/2013 18:24"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"11\/22\/2010 17:30","GUID":"d768367172684dbfa4cbbbd8ad35b7eb","MemberId":4790999,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"ejt325","SubmittedDate":"11\/22\/2010 17:30"},{"Comment":"
This was an excellent dish! It could easily be made with shrimp substituted for the scallops if you wanted too. Next time I may try to add an additional Tablespoon of creamy peanut butter since we really couldn't taste the peanut butter flavor in the sauce. We didn't have cashews, so we crushed some peanuts and sprinkled them generously ontop of the finished dish. We will add this to our recipe box and make again.<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"06\/20\/2010 00:30","GUID":"d8421d41863449cbb8d0e060f05b2b46","MemberId":3914606,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"bjq","SubmittedDate":"06\/20\/2010 00:30"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"05\/06\/2009 19:58","GUID":"DF450B80D4B1485F868A595910E11064","MemberId":3032817,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"wwnelson","SubmittedDate":"05\/06\/2009 19:58"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Scallops with Thai Sauce"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n