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Scallop Fried Rice with XO Sauce

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!
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Author: Linda Kurniadi

Ingredients

  • 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.