Stir-fry Scallops with XO Sauce
Stir-fry Scallops with XO Sauce and Snow Peas
I love XO Sauce and I truly believe that every cook into Chinese cooking should have a bottle in the kitchen. Well at least in my pantry, I am never without it. XO Sauce is a gourmet Cantonese seafood sauce made up of dried scallops & dried shrimps among other ingredients, and it can be eaten on its own as a condiment or used in stir-fries. Whenever I need to wok something in a hurry, I used XO Sauce as the base and I will most certainly be ensured a restaurant-quality and luxurious Chinese dish with minimum effort and preparation. So far, I have used XO Sauce in my stir-fries and fried rice, to great reviews from my family. In this dish, I stir fry fresh scallops, carrots and snow peas with the XO sauce.
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Even though a bottle of XO Sauce is pricey (about S$20 a bottle; see photo on page 2) due to the dried scallops, a little goes a long way in cooking. Dishes with XO Sauce are definitely premiumly priced at restaurants, and it is so much cheaper when used in home cooking. If you like XO sauce, check out my stir-fry prawns with XO Sauce recipe.
Stir-fry Scallops with XO Sauce Recipe
- Serves: 3-4
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 8 mins
XO Sauce is a gourmet Cantonese seafood sauce made up of dried scallops & dried shrimps among other ingredients, and it can be eaten on its own as a condiment or used in stir-fries.
Ingredients
- 250 grams large scallops if using frozen, thaw before use
- 1 tsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp + 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 slices ginger sliced thinly
- 50 grams snow peas strings removed and ends trimmed
- 1/2 carrot peeled and sliced thinly
- 1 stalk celery sliced to thin strips
- 2 tbsp XO Sauce
Instructions
- Marinade scallops in corn starch, sesame oil and 1 tsp of oyster sauce for 10 minutes.
- Heat wok with cooking oil and stir fry ginger for 30 seconds.
- Add scallops, snow peas and carrots; stir fry for 3 minutes.
- Add celery strips, 2 tbsp XO sauce and 1 tbsp oyster sauce; stir fry until the scallops are cooked and the sauce is evenly mixed. Serve with steamed rice.
(Get more photos, ingredients list and cooking notes on page 2)
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Your scallops look beautiful! May I ask where you purchased your Hokkaido scallops? Any suggestions for where to find them fresh? I made the mistake of purchasing scallops at my nearest grocery and then ended up in the bin; slimy and smelly. Thanks for any suggestions–looking forward to trying the recipe!
Hi, I’m in Singapore and I got mine at NTUC. There’s a photo of the box with the scallops in the post above. the normal price is S$36.90 but now and then, it’s on sale for about S$30. Hope you find it!
This is definitely an expensive dish if we order in the Chinese restaurant. Home cooked is the best.
That looks very yummy! XO sauce, I must get one as soon as possible! :)
Woah, I don’t have XO sauce in my pantry leh!….
wow! restaurant quality indeed! next time you’re in town i get you the ones from Tai O fishing village…full of dried shrimps, no dry scallops, but yumm max!
I want! hehe
I never cooked with XO sauce, only had it in restaurants. Your scallops look delicious with the snow peas.
Hope you are having a fabulous week Wiffy :)
Luxurious plus : ), an humble version often with me is noodles with XO sauce.
that’s a great idea! I want to try it :)
I never thought XO sauce could be used in cooking. Good idea. LOL I could cook this in my new HappyCall pan!
Now I realy have to check out what XO sauce is. I never heard or seen it before. thanks for the useful tip!
Looks very delicious your dish by the way! ;)
I love LKK XO sauce. Like you, we also keep one in the fridge. It goes well with our dried shrimp noodles. Hehehe!! I just found out that LKK XO sauce is so much cheaper in HK than SG. Your dish looks very inviting and colourful!!
yes, I think HK cheaper, but I buy a different brand if I am there (the “lo shan” brand).
Oh yes, that brand of XO sauce is pricey. It’s pricey here too and it’s about the same price. Your scallops look delicious!
Ooooh, a big WOW from a big scallops fan!:) XO sauce or not, I am already loving this dish!
I do want to be at your house for dinner, hehehehe ;)
I do love stopping by your space… everything is some homely here… 有回到家的感觉！
Any particular brand of XO sauce is good?
Hi shirley, you can try Lee Kum Kee brand.
hi,
been looking high n low but don’t see any LKK XO sauce. Am I looking in the wrong places? So far, only tried local supermart n NTUC. Pls advise.
Thks. By the way, love your website…been following it since my KL days
Hi ivy, thanks for your kind words. I see it all the time at NTUC (maybe the one you go to is a smaller outlet?). I got mine at Giant hypermart though because it came with a small jewellery box gift.
I have marked this down as a must try recipe!
Hi, is corn starch same as corn flour?
yup, correct.
Hi, at which stage do I need to add water & how much?
Hi Beanie, I did not add water, but if you would like more sauce, you can add about 1/4 cup water at the last step.
Hi Wiffy, thank u so much. I m very much an idiot when come to cooking. But yr recipe is so granular n straight forward. Now I hv come to enjoy cooking.
I hv tried this dish n really love it!
glad to hear! :)
Hi wiffy, I’m planning to try this dish out as i’m a big fan of scallops :) Just a quick qn, issit necessary to add the celery? Cos I’m not too fond of the taste of it. Will it affect the overall taste of the dish?
Hi SYd, it is all right to omit celery :)