XO sauce
User Reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Servings
40
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Calories
28 kcal
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Course
Condiments
XO sauce
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A rich and flavorful XO sauce is a great condiment for noodles, dumplings, turnip cake, Chinese pancake and vegetables. Pretty much you can add to anything you want. Enjoy this homemade easy and tasty XO sauce recipe!
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Ingredients
- 1.5 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3.5 cups vegetable oil
- 3 whole garlic Medium sized
- 10 pieces shallot Small/medium sized
- ½ cup dried shrimp
- ½ cup dried scallops
- ½ cup dried chili pepper
- ¼ cup fresh chili pepper
Instructions
- Wash and soak ½ cup of dried scallop for a couple hours until it's soft.
- Then, drain the water and blend the scallop in a chopper. Don't need to be very fine. Little chunk is ok.
- Wash and soak ½ cup of dried small shrimps for 15-30 minutes.
- After that, drain the water and blend the dried shrimp in the chopper. (The same as dried scallops don't need to be very fine.)
- Peel and wash 10 pieces of shallots (Small/medium sized).
- Put the washed shallots into the chopper and blend a little bit.
- Peel and wash 3 whole medium sized garlic.
- Then, put the garlic into the chopper and blend them until they are small pieces.
- Next, wash and soak ½ cup of dried chili pepper for 10-15 minutes.
- Put the dried chili peppers into the chopper. Blend until small pieces. Then, add ¼ cup of fresh chili peppers and chop small pieces.
- Pour 3.5 cups of vegetable oil in a pot. Use wooden chopsticks to test the oil if it is hot enough. There will be some bubbles around the chopsticks when the oil is hot enough.
- Turn the fire to medium small, add the chopped shallot into hot oil. (Put the shallot slowly in case it will overflow.) Keep stirring once a while and simmering for 3 minutes.
- After that, add the chopped garlic. Then, keep stirring once a while and simmering for 3 minutes.
- Later, add the chopped dried and fresh chili peppers.
- Next, add the chopped dried scallops and shrimps. Keep stirring and simmering for 10 minutes.
- Lastly, add 1.5 tablespoons of salt and 1 tablespoon of sugar, mix well and simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
Notes
- Dried shrimp, scallops and chili peppers need to be soaked before. Dried scallops take a little long to be softened, so soak for a couple hours before cooking.
- Roughly chop garlic, shallots, chili peppers, dried shrimps and dried scallops. I like to use a chopper because it’s faster and easier.
- Don’t need to chop very fine little chunks is ok.
- Turn on medium small fire to heat up the oil.
- Oil needs to be hot enough before adding chopped shallots.
- You can test the oil with wooden chopsticks to see if there are some bubbles around the chopsticks. If you see the bubbles, it means the oil is hot enough.
- Try to use a taller pot, in case when you put the ingredients will overflow or turn the fire to small before adding the ingredients.
- Keep stirring them once a while.
- Wait until it cools off, then put them into a small glass.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
28kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
34mg
(11%)
Sodium
320mg
(13%)
Potassium
2mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
8IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 28 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 28kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 320mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 2mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 8IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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12 reviews
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