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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Fried shallots are an essential ingredient in many dishes, such as stir-fried dishes, fried dishes,… however, to achieve evenly golden and crispy fried shallots, there is a special secret. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to discover the tips for making crispy, fragrant, beautifully golden fried shallots at home without needing to dry them out for longer preservation!
Ingredients for Fried Shallots For 4 – 5 people
Shallots 100 gr Cooking oil 200 ml
Tools Needed
How to Choose Fresh Shallots
- It is advisable to buy northern shallots for frying as they contain less water, making the frying process quicker and resulting in a crispier texture.
- Choose shallots that are firm, have dry skins, and are uniform in size.
- The shallots should have a dry outer layer that is easy to peel off. Avoid purchasing shallots that have sprouted, are wet, have soft spots, or are dented at the root as they tend to spoil quickly.
How to Cook Fried Shallots
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Prepare the Shallots
After purchasing the shallots, cut off the roots and peel the outer skins, then wash them thoroughly and let them drain.
Next, use a peeler to slice the shallots thinly from the root downwards.
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Fried onion
Place a pan on the stove, add 100ml of cooking oil and heat it up.
Use chopsticks or a few pieces of onion to test the oil; when you see bubbles around the chopsticks or the onion pieces floating up for about 1 second, it’s ready. At that time, slowly add the onion into the oil pan to fry.
Turn the heat down low, and use chopsticks to stir gently and continuously, avoiding burning the onions.
After about 15 minutes, when the onions start to turn golden, quickly remove them from the oil.
Tip:
- To make the fried onions golden, fragrant, and crispy, you should use an aluminum pan to keep the temperature stable while frying the onions.
- Using salt helps the onions become crispy faster and keeps the onion temperature stable; add a little flour to make the onions thicker and hold their shape.
- To prevent the onions from becoming soggy while frying, you should sun-dry the onions for a bit!
- Additionally, to make the onions crispier, you should fry them in smaller portions.
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Completion
Transfer the fried onions to a bowl or a paper towel and spread them out to let them cool, drain the oil, and become crispier.
Once the onions have cooled, you can place them in a glass jar with a tight lid for storage.
Note: It is advisable to let the fried onions cool completely before placing them in the container to keep them fresh longer, preventing them from becoming soggy or broken!
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Final Product
With just a few simple steps, you have a bowl of golden, eye-catching fried onions! Each crispy, fragrant onion piece has a distinctive delicious taste, right?
Fried onions are served with dishes like sticky rice, vermicelli,… The oil from frying the onions can be stored in a bottle for frying rice or marinating meat and fish, making them very flavorful.
How to store and the shelf life of fried onions
- Let the fried onions cool completely, then place them in a clean glass jar, seal it tightly, and store it in the refrigerator refrigerator for later use.
- To keep the fried onions crispy, dry, and flavorful, you should only store them for a maximum of one month.
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With just a little time and a few simple steps, you can have delicious crispy fried onions. Wish you success!
