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Cheat’s XO Pasta

Silky linguine tossed in a punchy XO-style sauce with crisp guanciale.
Sweet, spicy, and rich with tender scallops in every bite.
Creamy, glossy, and fragrant with chilli, ginger, and coriander leaf.

dinner ⏱ 45 min 540 kcal / portion 72.0 g carbs / portion (estimated) eggglutenmilk 🔗 Original source

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Cheat’s XO Pasta
v5 · rb0e705f985 20260727Z1751 Cheat’s XO Pasta 🎉 100 g guanciale 150 g scallop 2 tbsp tomato paste 180 g linguine 50 ml creme fraiche 10 g coriander leaf 50 ml pasta water 200 g xo sauce ⏱ 5 min render the guanciale until crisp 🍳 ⏱ 1 min cook the scallops 🍳 ⏱ 5 min sauté shallots, garlic, ginger, and chilli stirring constantly until fragrant but not browned 🍳 ⏱ 1 min cook the tomato paste stirring well 🍳 ⏱ 1 min add the reserved guanciale and scallops and cook 🍽 add sugar and salt, then transfer to a bowl 🍳 boil the linguine until cooked per packet instructions reserve pasta water and strain the pasta 🍳 ⏱ 1 min return pasta and reserved pasta water and add XO sauce, then cook on high heat mixing well 🍳 stir in creme fraiche and cook for 30 sec until creamy and well coated 🌀 stir in chopped coriander leaf 🍽 divide into 2 plates and serve immediately with extra spoons of XO sauce 150 ml vegetable oil 100 g shallot 15 g garlic 25 g ginger 1 piece chilli 2 tsp sugar fine sea salt to taste sugar, fine sea salt xo sauce creme fraiche coriander leaf
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Preparation steps

  1. render the guanciale until crisp for about 5 min
  2. cook the scallops for 1 min
  3. sauté shallots, garlic, ginger, and chilli for 5 min stirring constantly until fragrant but not browned
  4. cook the tomato paste for 1 min stirring well
  5. add the reserved guanciale and scallops and cook for 1 min
  6. add sugar and salt, then transfer to a bowl
  7. boil the linguine until cooked per packet instructions
  8. reserve pasta water and strain the pasta
  9. return pasta and reserved pasta water and add XO sauce, then cook for 1 min on high heat mixing well
  10. stir in creme fraiche and cook for 30 sec until creamy and well coated
  11. stir in chopped coriander leaf
  12. divide into 2 plates and serve immediately with extra spoons of XO sauce

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