Name: Stir-Fried Blue Eye with Bean Sprouts & XO Sauce
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon yellow bean soy sauce; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; ¼ teaspoon sesame oil; 350 g (12 oz) blue eye fillet, cut into bite-sized pieces; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon shaoxing; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 2 spring onions (scallions), cut into 2 cm (¾ inch) lengths; ½ teaspoon sugar; 100 g (3½ oz) bean sprouts, trimmed; 4 tablespoons XO sauce

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Balance and Harmony

By Neil Perry

Published 2008

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This really simple dish relies on the touch of XO at the end to give it a really great flavour. You can make your own XO, which is pretty easy, or there are some reasonable ones you can buy off the shelf. Or you could use Korean bean paste or chilli paste instead; the result would be just as delicious. Just concentrate on not overcooking the fish in its first visit to the wok.