XO Sauce Recipe (How to Make XO Sauce)
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Soaking Time
2 hrs
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Servings
48 tablespoons
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Calories
27 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
Chinese
XO Sauce Recipe (How to Make XO Sauce)
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XO sauce is a spicy Chinese seafood sauce made from dried shrimp and scallops with chilies, garlic, and oil that adds flavor and umami to many dishes.
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Ingredients
- 2 ounces scallop dried
- 2 ounces dried shrimp
- 1-1/4 cups vegetable oil or other neutral oil
- 2 ounces jinhua ham or use other dry cured ham, country ham, or prosciutto
- 1 shallot minced, large
- 10 cloves garlic minced
- 1 ginger minced, large knob
- 2 green onions minced
- 2-3 Thai Chili pepper minced (or use bird's eye peppers, or milder peppers to your taste
- 1/2 cup Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar or use white sugar
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon chili flakes optional - or use a spicy chili powder
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Rehydrate the Dried Seafood. Rinse then add the dried scallops and shrimp to a heatproof bowl. Cover with very hot water and soak for at least 2 hours. Soaking overnight is good. Drain the scallops and shrimp, but reserve 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid. Finely mince the shrimp and scallops with a knife, or use a food processor to pulse until finely shredded. Set aside.
- Cook the Meats. Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat until shimmering. Do not boil. Add the shrimp, scallops and cured ham. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Cook the Vegetables. Add shallots, garlic, ginger and chili peppers and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, or until the vegetables crisp up and turn golden brown.
- Add Liquids and Simmer. Add wine, reserved soaking liquid, brown sugar, oyster sauce, soy sauce, chicken stock and chili flakes. Simmer for 15 minutes, or until the mixture thickens up.
- Finish the XO Sauce. When the consistency of the xo sauce reaches a moderately thick paste, turn off the heat and preserve the sauce in a glass container in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Makes about 3 cups.
- Other popular ingredients in xo sauce include fish sauce, fish stock, salted fish, mushrooms.
- Store XO sauce in a sealed container in the refrigerator. It will last 1 month or longer this way.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
27kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
(3%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.002g
(0%)
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
100mg
(4%)
Potassium
18mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
0.3g
(1%)
Vitamin A
56IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48tablespoons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 27 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 27kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.002g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 100mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 18mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.3g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 56IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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