Fried shallots & garlic

Name: Fried shallots & garlic
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced; 6 small golden or red shallots, very thinly sliced; 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) vegetable oil, for frying; 2 tablespoons plain (all-purpose) flour

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

My Street Food Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2015

About

Although this might sometimes seem like a bridge too far, it’s what really makes South-East Asian food special. The nutty salty taste and crunch add bags of flavour to any salad, curry or noodles.

Ingredients

500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) vegetable oil, for frying
6

Asia
Side dish
Vegan

Method

Pour the vegetable oil into a wok or saucepan so that it is about 10 cm (4 inches) deep, and warm over medium heat.

Combine the shallots and flour in a bowl, then transfer to a sieve and shake off the excess flour. The oil is ready when you put in a shallot and it sizzles. You don’t want the oi