Crispy Fried Shallots

Crispy Fried shallot is flavorful and very easy to make. It is used to enhance
flavor in many simple vegetable and noodle dishes in Taiwan. This is not only a
classic flavor in Taiwan but in other regions of Asia as well. You can find this
at Asian stores, but nothing beats the homemade version made with locally grown
shallots.

Servings:

Author: Choochoo-ca-Chew

Prep Time
20 minutes

Cook Time
15 minutes

Total Time
35 minutes

Course:

Side Dish Sauce

Cuisine:

Taiwanese Asian

Keywords:

Vegan Vegetarian Asian easy Vegetables preserve

🧂 Ingredients

1 lb Shallots
1 C Oil

Vegetable Oil, Lard, Chicken or Duck Fat
1 tsp Salt

Instructions

1 Cut off the ends of the shallots and peel off the skins.
2 Thinly slice the shallots.
3 Heat up 1 Cup of oil and 1tsp of salt on medium heat for 2 minutes in a pot or a
wok.
4 Add the sliced shallots to the pot, stirring occasionally. The shallots will
start bubbling and steaming, it will get lighter in about 3 minutes. Keep
stirring until some edges start turning slightly golden.
5 Turn the heat up to high, keep stirring and frying until all the shallots are
slightly golden. Strain and remove from heat immediately, it might seem light
and not crispy but it will continue to cook as it cools down and crisp up.
6 Once both oil and shallots are cooled down, you can mix them back together to
use as shallot oil and store separately.