XO Sauce Recipe (How to Make XO Sauce)
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XO sauce is a spicy Chinese condiment made from dried shrimp and scallops, garlic, and chilies in oil. It delivers deep umami and heat to add to soups, noodles, and other dishes.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 48- 2 ounces dried scallops
- 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 large shallot (minced)
- 10 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 large knob ginger (minced)
- 2 green onions (minced)
- 2-3 Thai chili peppers (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
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 60M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 20m
- Cook
- 40m
- Sodium
- 149mg
- Total sugar
- 0g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 12mg
- Calcium
- 3mg
- Iron
- 0.33mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 20M
- SODIUM
- 149MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.