“I brought home 20 jars; my backpack was full of glass. I kept thinking, ‘Nobody trip me.’” Yoon’s trip to Hong Kong, backpack and all, was a pilgrimage.

At home you can use commercially produced XO sauce. (A 7.8-ounce jar of Lee Kum Kee’s XO sauce is $32.95 on Amazon.com.) Or hunt down the ingredients to make your own.

XO sauce, somewhat like Yoon himself, is a modern construct. Invented at a Hong Kong hotel in ... by Yoon’s account, pretty much just XO R&D. “I brought home 20 jars; my backpack was full of ...

A ittle of heady XO sauce goes a long way. Just 1-1/2 tablespoons adds plenty of flavor to an easy eggplant and ground chicken stir-fry. One bite and you'll see why the "caviar of Asia" is causing ...

A jar of high-quality XO sauce can be incredibly pricey, so I’ve gotten into the habit of making it at home. The dried shrimp and scallops create a deeply rich flavor that is the epitome of umami.

Packed into half-pint jars, homemade XO sauce is a precious gift. A little goes a long way. ... XO Sauce with X-tra Love. Makes about 2 ½ cups. ½ cup dried scallops. 1/3 cup dried shrimp.

Nor is it a sauce in the traditional, smooth sense but more of a chunky relish. The name is something of a fake — XO sauce. The Asian condiment contains no cognac, which is what the XO (“extra ...

Nor is it a sauce in the traditional, smooth sense but more of a chunky relish.Leave any quibbles at the kitchen door, though, for XO’s savory, sea-salty, spicy […] Skip to content All Sections ...