You may not know much about XO sauce. In fact, XO sauce is also a condiment in the home. It’s just that it’s not as common as cumin, vinegar and other seasonings. XO sauce is made from some seafood, ham and other raw materials. The taste is very delicious and pure. Very suitable for use as an ingredient in home cooking.

XO means top-notch sauce, and the name sounds very high-end, right? It actually tastes really good. Maybe you don’t know much about how to eat XO sauce now. Xiaobiao will tell you how to make XO sauce with red shrimp.

Dry-roasted prawns in XO sauce

Ingredients: 300 grams of red shrimp, a piece of green onion, 3 red peppers, 2 cloves of garlic, a small piece of ginger, you only need 2 tablespoons , a small spoonful of sugar, a few drops of vinegar, 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, and a tablespoon of XO sauce.

The first step is to prepare some accessories. Cut the scallions into shreds first, then cut into chopped green onions. Then cut the garlic into small cubes. Then cut the ginger into slices and then into fine dices. Cut red pepper into circles. Then put it all in a bowl and set aside. Then process the prawns. Today we choose Argentine red prawns.

First use scissors to cut the shell on the back of the shrimp, and then use a toothpick to pick out the shrimp thread inside. There will be a very sharp shrimp cavity inside the prawn. Cut it diagonally and make a notch on the head. Put a toothpick in it and pick out something called a sandbag inside. There is a shrimp inside. of excrement. If your feet or beard are longer, you can trim them slightly.

The second step is to prepare the fried shrimps. First put a little oil in the pan and preheat it. Drain the processed shrimp and wipe it clean to ensure that there is no moisture on the shrimp. Then put it in while the pot is hot. Just like frying steak, fry both sides of the shrimp for about a minute or two. When browned, flip over and fry the other side. When both sides of the scissors are colored, they are almost eight years old. Remove the shrimp from the pan onto a plate and set aside.

The third step is to lower the heat in the pot. There is still oil in which the shrimps were fried just now. Add the chopped onions, ginger, garlic, and minced chili peppers, and stir-fry slightly until fragrant. Then add the XO sauce, add the oil and sauce to the pan, and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add rice wine, light soy sauce, and a small spoonful of sugar, then return the shrimp to the pot and stir-fry evenly. Then add a little water and boil it a little. You don’t need to cook it for too long, just let the shrimp absorb the flavor. When you see the shrimps completely rolled up, it means they are cooked.

The fourth step is to add a little vinegar to enhance the aroma before serving. Stir well and take it out of the pan. After the shrimps are arranged on the plate, pour the ingredients in the pot.

This shrimp dish has a very rich taste. It contains onions, ginger, garlic, and minced chili peppers, as well as a little vinegar to enhance the flavor, and a very mellow XO sauce. Because XO sauce is also made from seafood, it is very suitable to be used with seafood such as shrimp, which can enhance the umami flavor