Sweet an Spicy Dilis

Sweet and Spicy Dilis with it's sweet and spicy coating and crunchy anchovy will
definitely tickle your taste buds! You can have it as an appetizer or just snack
on them.

Servings: 4 people

Author: Bebs Lott

Prep Time:
10 minutes

Cook Time:
15 minutes

Total Time:
25 minutes

Course:

Appetizer Snack

Cuisine:

Filipino

Keywords:

spicy Anchovies Sweet dilis spicy dilis recipe

🧂 Ingredients

2 cups dried anchovies

(dried dilis)
½ cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup chili powder

(or dried chili finely blended)
3 tbsp cooking oil

Instructions

1 Place dried anchovies in a large bowl and set aside.
2 Heat water and sugar in a cooking pot over medium heat until sugar dissolves and
water is reduced slightly.
3 Remove from heat and add chili powder. Stir to incorporate well.
4 Pour the chili mix gradually onto the anchovies in three batches. Mixing while
pouring until anchovies are fully coated.
5 Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the coated anchovies for 2 to 3 minutes or
until crunchy. NOTE: Make sure that the oil is really hot before frying the
anchovies but avoid burning them.
6 Remove from heat and transfer on a plate. You can also let them cool and place
in a container with lid for later consumption. Bon Appetit