Homemade XO Sauce

Overview

XO sauce means top-quality sauce. There are many ways to make it and the ingredients used are different, but Zhu Yao is an indispensable main ingredient. What I made is a simple version, and the ingredients are very cheap, but the taste is not bad. My husband especially likes it. It is really delicious when mixed with noodles or made as a side dish for porridge!

Tags

• homemade ingredients
• chicken essence
• chili
• garlic cloves
• haimi
• light soy sauce
• oil
• onions
• oyster
• oyster sauce
• snow red
• white sugar
• zhu yao
• zhuhoujiang
• ginger

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Wash Zhuyao and oysters, put them in bowls respectively, add water, ginger slices and cooking wine. Steam in a steamer over high heat for half an hour.

2. 2 Soak dried shrimps in warm water.

3. 3 Blanch the xuelihong until cooked and wring out the water. Cut into shreds and set aside.

4. 4 Slice onions and set aside.

5. 5 Slice the garlic cloves, cut the ginger into thin strips, and cut the pepper into small circles.

6. 6 The steamed Zhu Yao is crushed into shreds with the back of a knife.

7. 7 Chop the oysters into fine pieces, soak the sea rice for fifteen minutes and drain.

8. 8 Put oil in the pot, add Zhuyao when 50% hot, fry over medium heat until half dry, add oysters and fry together.

9. 9 Take out the Zhuyao oysters, leave oil in the pot, add onions and xuelihong. Fry over low heat for about half an hour until dry.

10. 10 Set the onions aside, add dried shrimps and fry for five minutes, then add the fried Zhuyao oysters and stir-fry.

11. 11 Add garlic cloves, ginger, and chili peppers, stir-fry until fragrant, then add oyster sauce, light soy sauce, Zhuhou sauce, sugar, and chicken essence. Stir fry evenly.

12. 12 Remove from the pan, let cool, then place in a safe and refrigerate.