Crispy Fried Onions
Freshly made crispy fried onions are often used as garnishes in restaurants and at home. It adds flavour to our soups, salads and other Asian dishes when sprinkled on them. Hence to ensure freshness and quality, it’s best that we make them at home. Otherwise you can also buy them in most supermarkets.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 g shallots
- 500 ml cooking oil (for deep frying)
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- 1
Peel the skin off the shallots
- 2
In a large container, fill with water. Then add some salt to it.
- 3
Rinse briefly the skinned shallots in the salt water.
- 4
Remove shallots from water, drain and slice the shallots VERY THINLY. (Cut them in half and julienne).
- 5
Heat oil in frying pan or wok. When oil is hot, put in all the sliced shallots. Stir and fry for about 5 minutes until the onions begin to brown.
- 6
Reduce the heat to medium-low. Stir and fry for another 2 minutes. Then reduce heat to low.
- 7
Continue to stir and fry until the slices of shallots turn reddish-brown. Make sure the sliced onions has significant colour change (so that they remain crispy even after cooled) but careful that they don’t burn (or they will be bitter).
- 8
Drain the crispy shallots onto a sieve. Then place the shallots on a plate over kitchen paper towel to remove excess oil.
- 9
When cooled completely, store in airtight container.
- 10
Store in a cool place.