Dungeness Crab Sticky Rice With X.O. Sauce Recipe

A long time house favorite at Buddakan, Dungeness Crab Sticky Rice takes a well-known Chinese dish – stir fried rice – and takes it to the next level for sophisticated palates. Because of the delicate texture of crab meat, it is best to prepare this dish one serving at a time to prevent overcooking the crab. X.O. Sauce, a spicy seafood-based sauce, is available at gourmet food stores and Asian groceries.

X.O.Sauce is a spicy Chinese sauce made with dried scallops, dried shrimp, chilies pepper, shallots, dried garlic, oyster and spices. Dungeness crabs should be fresh as possible; consider buying them alive - steam - clean and reserve only meat; or you can substitute already cleaned jumbo lump crab meat.