XO Scallops

Many times I have cooked prawns with XO Sauce. So I decided to change it to scallops! 

Well mainly because I have to clear my freezer for some space. So all the small scallops be gone! 

Stir Fry Scallops in XO Sauce

Ingredients

18 pieces of scallops 

1 green onion

3 cloves of garlic 

2 tbsp XO sauce

Sauce

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp sugar

1 tbsp shaoxing hua tiao wine

1 tsp sesame oil

Thickening mixture
2 tsp of corn flour
2 tbsp room temperature water

Method

1. Chopped the garlic into small pieces. Slice the green onion.
2. Mix the ingredients under the Sauce and set aside. 
3. Heat up the frying pan with 1 tsp of cooking oil, add in to the chopped garlic & onion. Stir fry for a few seconds. 
4. Add in the scallops &  XO sauce. Stir fry for 1 minute. 
5. Pour in the mixture that was prepared earlier. Stir and coat the scallops evenly. 
6. Pour in the thickening mixture. 
7. Cover with lid for a few minutes and dish them. 

Garnish with spring onions and enjoy!

Note: You can add asparagus in this dish. As I don't have any on hand, I have to make do with it. 

Stir Fry Shrimps in XO Sauce

Well it is just another holiday here, so I decided to whip up something easy from what I can find in my fridge. Shrimps! I have abundance of shrimps frozen in the freezer. So I guess shrimp is on the menu. 

Opening my cupboard full of canned food and I saw my XO sauce. I have been thinking what to cook with it. Now its the time!

Stir Fried Shrimps in XO Sauce

Ingredients

15 pieces of shrimps (deshelled)

1 green onion (you can choose to use red onion)

3 cloves of garlic (chopped into small pieces - rice grain size)

2 tbsp XO sauce

1 chili padi sliced

Sauce

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp sugar

1 tbsp rice wine/sherry wine

2 tbsp water

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp of corn flour

Method

1. Slice the green onion.

2. Mix the ingredients under the Sauce and set aside. 

3. Use a small paring knife, cut along the outer edge of the shrimp's back and de-vein it. This also allows the shrimps to curl into a ball (for presentation).

4. Heat up the frying pan with 1 tsp of cooking oil, add in to the chopped garlic & onion. Stir fry for a few seconds. 

5. Add in the shrimps &  XO sauce. Stir fry for 1 minute. 

6. Pour in the mixture that was prepared earlier and sliced chili padi. Coat the shrimps evenly. 

7. Once all the shrimps are beautifully curl and turn orange. Dish them up immediately. 

8. Garnish with parsley and enjoy!

Note: You can add some vegetables such as celery or asparagus or capsicum in this dish. As I don't have any on hand, I have to make do with it.