Jennifer's "secret ingredient" in her cooking

"Crispy fried shallots"

Shallot oil

Shallots

Today we are going to share with you Jennifer’s “secret ingredient” which she used as a condiment in her cooking. Cooking is all about eating and sharing. So let’s get on with it.....................

Crispy fried shallots and shallot oil

Crispy fried shallots and shallot oil are the essential condiments for my cooking. Crispy fried shallots add loads of flavour to any dish and the flavourful oil can be used for cooking.

Step by step

Peel shallots and slice thinly. Heat your pan or wok. Pour suitable amount of vegetable oil and heat oil to medium flame. Once the vegetable oil is heated, adjust the fire to low flame. Slowly add all of the slice shallots into the pan or wok.

Constantly stir until most of the shallots have turned lightly brown. Turn off the burner/stove and leave the shallots for a minute or so until all of the shallots turn completely nice golden brown.

Pour the crispy fried shallots and oil through a sieve. Transfer the fried shallots to a paper towel lined to drain.

Once the crispy fried shallots have cooled, put them into an airtight container/jar. The same goes with the shallot oil, pour them into a jar for future use in your cooking.

I normally sprinkle the crispy fried shallots when I fry noodles, vegetables or even into certain soups to add that additional “kick flavour” into the dishes. As for the shallots oil, I will use it to fry vegetables, to make yam rice, sauce for dry wan tan noodles or to kneed my dough when I make “pan mein”. There are many things that you can do with the crispy shallots and the shallot oil, the above are just some of the examples. So try it and enjoy the experience!