Comments on: XO Sauce a la BettyQ

By: FoodAddict

FoodAddict — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:32:52 +0000

thanks, i would look for something in the supermarket here. i would soak the scallops and dried shrimps tonight then do the work tomorrow. see what it leads me to..:D

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:56:38 +0000

foodaddict, a country ham, or saltier drier ham might work. Regular store bought ham might be a bit bland. I don’t think bacon is a good option.

By: FoodAddict

FoodAddict — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:00:49 +0000

i wonder , since around here i dont think i could find chinese ham, can i use regular ham or bacon as the replacements.

By: jenny

jenny — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:39:41 +0000

dried scallop are very much available in big chinese store in ongpin st. binondo manila.

By: impulzz

impulzz — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:25:04 +0000

thank you very much to BettyQ and Marketman for sharing the recipe for this wonderful XO sauce. i used tomato paste instead of achuete, for color. here’s a picture of what i made.
https://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7348/img7249.jpg

By: joseph

joseph — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:10:01 +0000

hello has anyone found out where to buy dried scallops here in manila??

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:47:28 +0000

papichulo168, I guess it is relatively high in fat, due to the several cups of vegetable oil, but not necessarily cholesterol.

By: Papichulo168

Papichulo168 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:50:02 +0000

Hi MM and bettyq! Thanks for unselfishly posting this recipe. My sister tried it and it turned out pretty good. I agree with the rest of the commenters here that it is addicting coz IT IS ADDICTING! The moment you put it in your mouth, the aroma of food goes to your nose from the inside and there you can distinguish the subtleties of the flavor. Because if you smell it as it is, the aroma is different from the outside as opposed to smelling it from the inside. Ang gulo ko ‘no? Basta this is so good.

I do have one concern though: Is XO high in cholesterol? I am wondering what would make it high in cholesterol since you only use a little bit of ham? Are scallops high in cholesterol?

By: Chinky

Chinky — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:55:50 +0000

Hi, I am so dying to try the xo sauce! It looks so sinfully good, but where can I buy dried scallops? Thank you!

By: dhayL

dhayL — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:10:32 +0000

I have to be honest with your guys, I’ve never heard of X.O Sauce before(sorry po) and it’s not like i don’t frequent the chinese/asian markets before or chinese restos, i guess we’re not ordering the right dish that goes well with this X.O Sauce. With that said, the way MM described Betty q’s X.O sauce intrigued me that I decided to try this myself, we love cholesterol-infused recipes, the more fat the better, right? hehehe. biG thanks to you both MM and betty q. Salamat po!