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XO sauce can be used as an all-purpose condiment. It’s great over rice, steamed or roasted veggies, or roast chicken.

• 4 slices bacon
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 6 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, finely chopped (about 2 1/2 cups)
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 medium shallot, finely chopped
• 5 salt-packed anchovies, rinsed, chopped
• 3 red Thai chiles, seeds removed, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 (1-inch) piece ginger, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 8 ounces haricots verts or green beans, trimmed
• 4 (3/4-inch–thick) slices country-style bread
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 small bunches carrots, any color, scrubbed, tops trimmed, halved if large
• 1 fennel bulb, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 pound cooked fingerling potatoes, halved lengthwise

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