XO Sauce

🎁 You have 30 days of free full access to every recipe. Join the Kitchen Club to keep it →
XO Sauce

XO Sauce

Hong Kong's luxury condiment - dried shrimp, scallops, and chili slow-cooked into a deeply savory, naturally keto relish.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Condiment, Hong Kong, Seafood
Servings: 1 cup

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dried shrimp rehydrated and finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup dried scallops rehydrated and shredded
  • 1 cup avocado oil
  • 4 shallots finely diced
  • 6 cloves garlic finely diced
  • 3 tbsp Sichuan chili flakes
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
  • 1 tsp allulose or preferred keto sweetener

Instructions

  • Heat the avocado oil in a wok over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic, cooking gently until golden and fragrant, 8-10 minutes.
  • Add the dried shrimp and scallops, stirring frequently, and cook 15-20 minutes over low heat until deeply fragrant and slightly crisp at the edges.
  • Stir in the chili flakes, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and allulose. Simmer gently 5-10 minutes more, stirring often to prevent sticking.
  • Cool completely before transferring to a jar, making sure the sauce is fully covered by oil. Keeps refrigerated for up to a month.

Notes

Makes about 1 1/2 cups. Keep the heat low throughout - this sauce is built on slow rendering, not searing, and rushing it burns the aromatics before the seafood dries out properly.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Scroll to Top