Crispy Fried Shallots
Crispy fried shallots (炸油葱酥) is one of the must have condiments in Chinese cuisine. You can use it in soup, rice dishes, meat dishes, dumpling, vegetables dishes, noodles, and just about everything in between. Crispy fried shallots are familiar used in most of the Asian dish. This crispy fried shallots was taught to me by my grandmother who always made her own crispy fried shallots for all her cooking at home.
Servings: 4 peoples
Ingredients
- 100 gram shallots
- 3 cup cooking oil
Instructions
- Peel shallots. Then rinse and drain it.
- Slice shallots thinly and uniformly to ensure even cooking.
- Heat enough oil for deep-frying in a wok. Add the sliced shallots to the oil and deep-fry until lightly golden brown and crispy. Always stir around the edges of the wok to avoid burnt shallots.
- Drain the fried shallots on kitchen paper.
- Put the fried shallots in an airtight container after it fully cooled.
Notes
- Please remember to ensure pre-heated the oil before you add the shallots. You may put a piece of shallots in the oil and it should sizzle lightly if there is enough heat.
- The actual time of frying shallots is depended on the oil temperature. You need to observe the colour of shallots to see if it has already done. Please remember to avoid over-frying, burnt shallots will have a bitter taste.
- The heat of the stove may need to be adjusted during cooking to ensure it is always at optimum heat.
