Fried garlic flakes

Name: Fried garlic flakes
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: vegetable oil, for frying; 10 fat garlic cloves, peeled and cut lengthways into very thin slices

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's China

By Keith Floyd

Published 2005

About

These are wonderful sprinkled over all manner of Chinese dishes. You can do the same with peeled shallots. For garlic lovers, you can also serve them cold as a nibble.

Ingredients

10 fat garlic cloves, peeled and cut lengthways into very thin slices
vegetable oil, for frying

Asia
China
Condiment
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a pan, add the garlic and fry until golden brown, but be careful not to burn them.
Lift out of the oil, drain on kitchen paper and serve hot.