Crispy Fried Anchovies

Recipe: Crispy Fried Anchovies酥炸江鱼仔

 

Ingredients

dried anchovies vegetable oil / canola oil / peanut oil pinch of salt sugar

 

Preparation
1. Wash and drain dried anchovies.	2. Heat up a clean frying pan on medium high heat. Keep saute achovies in the hot pan without oil until dry. Remove achovies and set aside.	3. Put oil enough to coat the anchovies into the hot pan. When oil is hot enough, add a pinch of salt. Turn heat to medium. Add the anchovies and toss to coat evenly with oil.
4. Toss occasionally to make sure every surface of each anchovy is brown evenly. Turn off the heat when anchovies turn golden brown.	5. Sprinkle fried anchovies with some sugar and toss evenly. Fish out fried anchovies and let them cool completely on 2 or 3 layers of kitchen towels before keeping them in an air tight container.

Notes

Crispy fried anchovies can keep in air tight container at room temperature for up to a week.