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On the jar: Sablemill Red Xo

stove · hot sauce

★ STARRED KITCHENPrep 10 minCook 15 min

Sablemill Red XO

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Brandon Jew recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Brandon Jew.

Brandon Jew's Sablemill Red Xo, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Ratio by volume: Vegetable Oil 240 ml, Tomato Paste 20 ml, Shrimp Paste 10 ml
Vegetable Oil 240 mlTomato Paste 20 mlShrimp Paste 10 ml

Ingredients

  • Vegetable Oil — 1 cup neutral oil (240 ml)
  • Ginger — 1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp minced (70 g)
  • Shallot — 1/3 cup minced (50 g)
  • Garlic — 1/4 cup minced (40 g)
  • Scallion — 1/4 cup green onion whites thinly sliced (25 g)
  • Tomato Paste — 4 tsp (20 ml)
  • Gochugaru — 1 Tbsp Chinese chile flakes (7 g)
  • Shrimp Paste — 2 tsp Lee Kum Kee (10 ml)
  • Dried Shrimp — 4 oz dried shrimp or scallops soaked pulsed (113 g)
  • Salami — 1/2 cup small-diced spicy/fennel salami (70 g)
  • Coriander — 1 1/4 tsp coriander seeds (2.5 g)
  • Sichuan Pepper — 1 tsp red Sichuan peppercorns (2 g)
  • Anise Seed — 1/4 tsp anise seeds (0.5 g)
  • Fennel Pollen — 1 tsp fennel pollen (1 g)

Method

  1. This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
  2. Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
  3. Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Provenance

Chinese-American / Cantonese diaspora chef of Michelin-starred Mister Jiu's in San Francisco; James Beard Best Chef: California 2022. Chinatown fine dining with California produce.

Originally published as Red XO Sauce.

Adapted from a Brandon Jew recipe (Mister Jiu's / Kitchn reprint).

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Mister Jiu's / Kitchn reprint (published as “Red XO Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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