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Scallop Fried Rice with XO Sauce

1/24/20

Homemade fried rice is simple to make and healthier than takeout. This Scallop Fried Rice is easy, authentic, and a crowd-pleaser every time. Add this to your Chinese Lunar New Year menu and may this dish usher in happiness and good fortune for you this new year!

This recipe is sponsored by Riceland.

Homemade fried rice is simple to make and healthier than takeout. This Scallop Fried Rice is easy, authentic, and a crowd-pleaser every time. Add this to your Chinese Lunar New Year menu and may this dish usher in happiness and good fortune for you this new year!

Chinese Lunar New Year is here and like my previous posts here and there, I’m already busy stuffing my face with all the goodies we have around the house. So today’s recipe is extra special to me. Remember that XO sauce that I shared last week? Well, I’m here with a recipe on how to use that XO sauce in one of the most delicious ways. This Scallop Fried Rice with XO Sauce aka the billionaires fried rice.

Homemade fried rice is simple to make and healthier than takeout. This Scallop Fried Rice is easy, authentic, and a crowd-pleaser every time. Add this to your Chinese Lunar New Year menu and may this dish usher in happiness and good fortune for you this new year!

Why billionaires sauce?

As shared here, the name itself comes from fine XO (extra-old) cognac. It’s a shorthand for high-quality, prestige, and luxury, such as all good high-quality seafood. You can imagine how delicious this fried rice is especially when combined with high-quality ingredients.

Homemade fried rice is simple to make and healthier than takeout. This Scallop Fried Rice is easy, authentic, and a crowd-pleaser every time. Add this to your Chinese Lunar New Year menu and may this dish usher in happiness and good fortune for you this new year!

Scallop Fried Rice with XO Sauce Ingredients

  • Scallops and shrimp. I use small bay scallops for this scallop fried rice recipe, but if you can rather use large sea scallops, then definitely do so!  
  • XO sauce. This magic sauce is da bomb. Seriously! The ingredients include dried scallops and dried shrimp, cooked into perfection with vegetable oil. You can use a store-bought version or make your own using the recipe here.
  • Cooked, chilled rice. Any kind of white or jasmine rice will do; however, I use Riceland rice which has turned out to be ah-ma-zing!
  • Fish sauce and/or soy sauce. Fish sauce adds an extra kick to this dish; however, if you’re not a fan of fish, use soy sauce instead.

Note: Fresh rice is too soft and falls apart very easily. Use cold (overnight in the fridge) rice so the rice holds together and doesn’t get mushy.

Homemade fried rice is simple to make and healthier than takeout. This Scallop Fried Rice is easy, authentic, and a crowd-pleaser every time. Add this to your Chinese Lunar New Year menu and may this dish usher in happiness and good fortune for you this new year!

How do you cook rice?

I always cook rice in a rice cooker. But Riceland showed me a simple way to cook rice. There are 2 easy methods to cook rice:

  • Microwave
  • Stove-top

Why Riceland Foods.

When it comes to providing nutritious, high-quality rice that is good for the land, your family, and the surrounding communities, Riceland is on it. How do they do this? By growing gluten-free grains that are naturally full of minerals and vitamins needed to sustain you every day. They are also using sustainable technology and research in the process of water and land conservation and the creation of renewable energy.

While you’re here, you should check out their Pinterest or recipe page for more ideas. Riceland has many products from brown rice, Jasmine rice, basmati rice, to sushi rice. And not to mention, each product comes in different sizes. Click here to find Riceland at your grocery store.

This Scallop fried rice will blow your mind. It’s not just the fresh bay scallops that make it a treat for seafood lovers… It’s the XO sauce and of course, the quality of rice that takes it to another level.

Homemade fried rice is simple to make and healthier than takeout. This Scallop Fried Rice is easy, authentic, and a crowd-pleaser every time. Add this to your Chinese Lunar New Year menu and may this dish usher in happiness and good fortune for you this new year!

What to eat with this Scallop Fried Rice?

  • Pork and cabbage potstickers. Homemade pork and cabbage potstickers (guotie, jiaozi) are more fun and you will never buy take out again after seeing the video on how these are made. Click here to learn how to fold potstickers in many different ways.
  • Savory Jade Chicken in Taro Basket. 
  • Crab Rangoon. These creamy cream cheese and crab rangoons are so easy to make at home. A fake-out take-out favorite and perfect for snacking on game days or any celebrations!
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Homemade fried rice is simple to make and healthier than takeout. This Scallop Fried Rice is easy, authentic, and a crowd-pleaser every time. Add this to your Chinese Lunar New Year menu and may this dish usher in happiness and good fortune for you this new year!


Ingredients

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  • 3–4 cups Riceland Jasmine rice, cooked and cooled overnight
  • 3 tablespoons XO sauce, store-bought or homemade
  • 1/2 pound shrimps
  • 1/2 pound scallops, rinsed and patted dry
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 tablespoon truffle butter
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 green onion, thinly sliced
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add scallops in a skillet on a single layer and cook, flipping once until golden brown and translucent in the center. Set aside and keep warm.
  • Heat sesame oil in a skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until pink, about 2-3 minutes; set aside.
  • Add garlic to the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  • Stir in pre-cooked rice according to the instructions on the package, XO sauce, and fish sauce, breaking up clumps with a wooden spatula as you go along and tossing it with oil. Cook, stirring constantly until heated through, about 2 minutes.
  • Adjust seasonings with salt and black pepper. Toss for 30 seconds and add then add in scallions, shrimp, and scallops.

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Filed Under: 30 Minutes, Fish & Seafood, One-Pot/ One Pan, Pasta, Rice, & Noodles Tagged With: asian food, Chinese New Year, fried rice, scallop, seafood

What Readers Are Saying

  1. Analida Braeger says

    January 30, 2020 at 6:18 pm

    My family love this dish and the flavors were incredible. Thanks so much for sharing!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Aleta says

    January 30, 2020 at 8:29 pm

    Fried rice is my favourite take out dish, though I usually opt for chicken, however, my hubby LOVE scallops and shrimp so I am going to make this especially for him!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Kushigalu says

    January 31, 2020 at 2:12 am

    Im drooling over this rice recipe. So flavorful and delicious.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  4. Pam Greer says

    January 31, 2020 at 10:25 am

    The XO Sauce is amazing and I can’t wait to try it with this delicious fried rice! I’ve never used scallops in fried rice, so I can’t wait to try it!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. GUNJAN C Dudani says

    January 31, 2020 at 12:31 pm

    This recipe is making me hungry and I am drooling all over it. Can’t wait to make it for dinner tonight.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  6. Sophie says

    February 2, 2020 at 10:47 am

    This fried rice looks amazing. Thanks for the recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  7. Jenni LeBaron says

    February 2, 2020 at 3:35 pm

    Everything about this scallop fried rice recipe looks delicious but I am particularly excited to try it after seeing the addition of truffle butter! This is going to make my whole household so happy!

    ★★★★★

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  8. Debbie says

    February 2, 2020 at 3:58 pm

    Shrimp and scallops are my favorite and that millionaire sounds amazing. This Scallop Fried Rice with XO sauce is going to the top of my must try list.

    ★★★★★

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  9. Sara says

    February 3, 2020 at 8:19 am

    What a unique and delicious take on fried rice! I was looking for a good “Date night” recipe, and didn’t want it to take forever … this recipe is exactly what I wanted, and it’s delicious!

    ★★★★★

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  10. Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness says

    February 3, 2020 at 9:34 am

    I can’t resist a good fried rice recipe, especially one with shrimps in it! This is definitely going in my list of things to do for this upcoming weekend. Thanks for the recipe!

    ★★★★★

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  11. Betsy H. says

    January 30, 2021 at 9:20 am

    We tried this last night and WOW! The XO sauce did not disappoint! I used scallops from Lummi Island Wild (https://lummiislandwild.com/our-seafood/alaskan-weathervane-scallops/) and I can’t recommend them highly enough. Happy Chinese Lunar New Year, everyone!

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