Crispy Fried Garlic with Garlic Oil

This Crispy Fried Garlic with Garlic Oil recipe is a great addition and topping for soups, salads, sauces, and other main and side dishes. It can be can use as a garnish for meat dishes, or spread on bread to substitute for butter. This condiment is loaded with flavor and aroma, it enhances many dishes and adds a delicious and distinctive taste.

Ingredients

With chopped garlic and cooking oil, this crispy fried garlic with garlic oil recipe is done in less than 10 minutes. We always have this at home because we love the garlic flavor so much. Your dishes will turn from bland to flavorful with this toasted crispy garlic.

Be sure to chop your garlic thin and in uniform size to cook evenly. Use a neutral-tasting and heat-tolerant cooking oil such as avocado oil.

Instructions

1. Peel and finely chop cloves of garlic using a chopping board and knife.
2. Heat the cooking oil in a small frying pan over medium heat.
3. Add the chopped garlic and stir with a wooden spoon to prevent it from burning.
4. Cook the garlic until crispy and golden brown for about 3-5 minutes on low to medium heat.
5. Use a slotted spoon to remove the fried garlic from the frying pan and transfer it into a plate with a paper towel on top.
6. Let it cool and transfer it into an air-tight container.

Helpful Tips

• Use fresh garlic: The fresher the garlic, the better it will taste. Chose firm garlic bulbs with unbroken skin and avoid any that feel soft or have started to sprout.
• Use a neutral oil: Choose an oil with high smoke point and also a neutral-tasting oil such as avocado oil, ghee, and vegetable oil. Avoid using olive oil as it has a lower smoke point and can affect the garlic's taste.
• Chop the garlic finely: Finely chop or mince the garlic so that it cooks evenly and crispy. For garlic bits, you can also use mortar and pestle for convenience.
• Fry over low to medium heat: Garlic burns easily and will turn to a bitter taste. To avoid this, cook it low and slow. Stir it continuously until it is golden brown and crispy to prevent it from burning.
• Drain excess oil: Once the garlic is golden brown and crispy, use a slotted spoon to take them out from the frying pan and transfer it to a paper towel-lined plate to absorb excess oil.

Storage Tip

Allow the toasted crispy garlic chips to cool and transfer them to a glass container. It will stay fresh in the refrigerator or at room temperature for 1 month. Storing it at room temperature will keep it crispy.

What recipes can I use crispy garlic?

This delicious crunchy fried garlic adds so much flavor to meats, stir-fries, noodles, sauces, and rice.

• Filipino Garlic Fried Rice - If you haven't tried my sinangag recipe, this crispy fried garlic and garlic oil is the key to this delicious fried rice! Also, try this mushroom vegetable fried rice recipe.
• Palabok - Sprinkle this on your Jollibee style-palabok dish to impress your friends and family with restaurant-quality noodles - palabok!
• Arroz Caldo - Adding this as a topping to soups and porridge will enhance the flavor of your food. I don't skip toasted garlic as garnish. You can also use garlic oil to go with your arroz caldo.
• Pancit Mami - Mami doesn't taste as good without this toasted garlic chips as one of the key ingredients to this delicious soup. Drizzle some aromatic garlic-infused oil and you'll have savory and garlicky-flavored soup.
• Stir-fries - Stir-fry vegetables and noodles are some of our favorite ways to use this recipe with. A handful of garlic bits go a long way when it comes to flavor. Try this Chow Mein, Chopsuey

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