Shallot oil is widely used in many chinese/asian cooking. My grandmother would always have a metal tin full of fried shallots and the fragrant shallot oil. We would have it with her mince meat noodles, wanton noodles, and everything really! Too delicious to resist adding it in the dishes! It adds an extra flavour and depth. It’s really simple to make too! Just that shallots are a little costly here. So use in moderation! hehe
Shallot Oil
1 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
200g shallots, sliced thinly
Steps :
1) In a small pot, heat 1 1/2 cup of vegetable oil on medium heat and add the shallots. Allow it to fry the shallots till they turn golden brown.
2) Strain the fried shallots, reserving the oil in a bowl. Allow the oil to cool down and transfer into a glass bottle. Place some fried shallots in the oil and keep in the fridge. (Should be able to keep for a couple of months)
3) Place the fried shallots in an air tight container. You should be able to keep the fried shallots for 2 weeks.
You could garnish many dishes with the fried shallots, and cooking with the shallot oil just makes the dish more flavourful! Trust me, this is something you should make and keep!
PS : I will be using this in my Prawn Noodle Soup dish that will be posted next! So stay tuned! (:
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So easy 😀 YUM! Cant wait for the Prawn noodle soup. Perfect weather right now and I just happen to have sone prawns in the freezer 🙂
hehe awesome! It will be up on Friday so stay tuned! (:
Yeah my grandma taught us to do this too and it is indeed good to put on any asian dish 😀
hehe (: indeed! it’s delicious! hehe
Shall have to try this! simple and tasty!
yes! very tasty indeed! (: hehe You’ll love it and just want to have an endless supply! hehe
I love shallots/garlic infused in the oil. It just gives so much more flavour. As for the shallot bits, Love when it adds that extra texture and flavour 😉
yes! I love it too! hehe I make the garlic infused one too bur raw garlic, didn’t fry it. hehe (: I should though! hehe and yes! love the crunch of the fried shallot!
OMG what… lol i never thought it’ll be this easy to make Shallot Oil hehe YUMMY 🙂 Thanks for sharing lovely will have to force Mr Bao to try it~
hehe I know right?? hehe The same for fried garlic oil! yums! hehe (:
So amazing 🙂 I haven’t made my own oils for ages. This looks really yummy. Perfect for a stir fry I’m thinking!
It’s perfect for stir fries! 🙂 hehe definitely a must have in the fridge!