3 Ways to Make Delicious Fried Dried Anchovies with Garlic and Chili Fish Sauce

Prepare the Ingredients

Soak the dried anchovies in water for about 10 minutes, then rinse them clean again and let them drain.

Peel and finely chop the garlic.

Mixing garlic sauce

Add 1 tablespoon of sugar, minced garlic, and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce into a small bowl, then stir well until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Frying anchovies with garlic fish sauce and chili powder

Place a pan on the stove, add 100ml of cooking oil into the pan. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add the dried anchovies and fry on low heat until golden and crispy, then remove and drain the oil.

Put another pan on the stove, add 50ml of cooking oil. Wait for the oil to warm slightly, add 1/2 tablespoon of chili powder along with the dried anchovies and stir well, then add the garlic fish sauce and stir until the sauce is evenly absorbed by the anchovies, then turn off the heat and serve on a plate.

Final Product

Fried dried anchovies with garlic and chili have a distinctive aroma of fish sauce and garlic, blended with the spicy taste of chili powder.

The fish is crispy when eaten, salty and sweet, and one bite leads to another because the flavor is incredibly enticing. It would be wonderful to have a bowl of hot rice to eat along with this plate of fried dried anchovies. Give it a try!

Prepare the ingredients

Rinse the dried anchovies briefly with water, then sun-dry them until completely dry before using.

For the ripe tamarind, put it into a bowl with about 5 tablespoons of hot water, then use a spoon to mash it thoroughly to extract all the juice. Finally, just strain out the pulp and seeds, using only the tamarind juice.

Make the fish sauce

Peeled garlic and deseeded chili should be washed clean, then put all the prepared garlic and chili into a mortar, along with 1 tablespoon of sugar and pound until the ingredients are mashed, then stop.

Next, add all the tamarind juice along with 2 tablespoons of fish sauce and 1 tablespoon of sugar into the mortar containing the mashed ingredients, and stir well for everything to combine.

Fry dried anchovies

Place a pan on the gas stove, add about 100ml of cooking oil into the pan, and heat it on medium heat for about 1 minute until the oil is hot, then add the dried anchovies.

Fry on high heat while constantly stirring for about 3 minutes until the anchovies are evenly cooked, not chewy, and turn a golden brown color, then reduce the heat.

Take one out to taste to check if the crispiness is to your liking. If it is to your liking, transfer the fried dried anchovies to a plate lined with a piece of oil-absorbing paper underneath. If not, keep stirring until it meets your preference!

Frying dried anchovies with fish sauce

The pan you used to fry the dried anchovies earlier should be rinsed with water to clean off any fish residue stuck to the surface (or you can use a new pan as well).

Place the cleaned pan on the stove, turn on high heat and add the entire mixture of fish sauce and tamarind that you prepared into the pan. After that, use chopsticks to stir the mixture over high heat for about 30 seconds until the mixture reduces to about 2/3 of its original volume, then add the fried dried anchovies.

Stir thoroughly with the fish sauce until the fish sauce evenly coats the fried dried anchovies, then turn off the heat and transfer to a plate.

Finished Product

Fried dried anchovies with fish sauce will have a very appealing brown color after completion. Each piece of dried anchovy fried with fish sauce is crispy, slightly spicy, and has a light sourness from tamarind mixed with the savory salty flavor of fish sauce.

This dish is simple, but just sprinkle a little black sesame, to eat with white rice and lettuce is always a hit! Give it a try now!

Fry the Anchovies

Place a pan on the stove, add 100ml of cooking oil to the pan. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add the dried anchovies and fry on low heat until golden and crispy, then remove and drain on a sieve to let the oil drip off.

Prepare the Sauce

Add 4 tablespoons of fish sauce, 4 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of chili sauce into a bowl, and stir the mixture well.

Make garlic fish sauce anchovies

Add the prepared sauce mixture into the pan, bring it to a boil until the sauce thickens and boils evenly, then add the anchovies, followed by roasted peanuts and 2 tablespoons of fried garlic, stir the mixture until the anchovies are evenly coated with the sauce.

Finished Product

Fried anchovies with garlic fish sauce have a distinctive aroma of fish sauce and garlic, mixed with the spicy flavor of chili sauce. When eaten, they are crispy, salty, and sweet. They are delicious when served with white porridge or hot rice. Wishing you success in your preparation!