Easy to Crispy Fried Garlic Recipe

Making crispy fried garlic is easy. In less than 15 minutes you will have crispy garlic and delicious garlic oil. Add crumb shortbread to stir fry, salad and pasta. Use oil for cooking meat and vegetables, stir-fry or bread dipping sauce.

Crispy fried garlic adds garlic kicks to almost anything. You will also leave behind a variety of super delicious garlic oil (I suggest it below).

You can make fried garlic or fried garlic slices. I’m showing two below.

How to make fried garlic

You need two ingredients to fry garlic: Fresh garlic and high heat oil (I like avocado oil).

The key to making this delicious crunchy garnish is to start with sliced ​​or chopped fresh garlic. I like to use chopped garlic when making this recipe, but you can also cut the garlic into fries.

Once the garlic is ready, gently heat some oil in a small skillet or pan. You don’t need too much oil, enough to cover the garlic. Keep the heat at medium levels, as garlic can quickly turn from golden brown to burning, and the burning garlic tastes bitter.

Be patient while watching and stir the garlic until it almost starts to turn light brown. When the garlic is light golden, transfer it and oil to a colander on the bowl and place it on a paper towel to drain more.

Now you have homemade crispy garlic sprinkled onto your favorite dishes, adding an addictive garlic flavor and lovely crispy crust.

How to use fried garlic

Fried garlic is a popular garlic for Southeast Asian dishes (known in Thailand as Krathiem Jiaw and TỏIPhi in Vietnamese). We loved it so much that we wanted to keep it at home. Adam and I often reach for it and love the garlic crunch it adds.

I tossed it over rice, salad, cooked vegetables, stir fry, curry, and even tacos. Whenever we thought a dish needed an extra salty flavor, we could buy crispy fried garlic. If you’re looking for something crispy but a little sweet, try these crispy scallions.

How to use garlic oil

Don’t forget the oil you use to cook garlic. We can save it! Since it has been sitting on a low heat, the fresh garlic smell has penetrated into the oil to make homemade garlic oil! Let the oil cool and store it in a sealed jar in the refrigerator for up to a month. Here are a few of my favorite ways to use it:

• Whip some garlic rice – In this coriander lime rice or making garlic fried rice, change the oil to garlic oil.
• Make garlic-infused vinegar and dressings. Swap the olive oil for your favorite dressing and use garlic oil. For example, when making homemade Italian dressings, I like to use garlic oil.
• Make garlic mayonnaise! Use our homemade mayonnaise recipe, but swap the neutral oil for some or 100% garlic oil. We also have recipes for vegetarian mayonnaise if you prefer.
• Make more fried garlic with garlic oil. When making fried garlic again, there is no need to start with a new oil.
• Stir your favorite vegetables in oil. I like stir-fried cabbage, mung beans and zucchini. Garlic oil will take them to the next level.
• Toast or toast with oil. I especially liked the idea when making the tomato bruschetta.
• Drizzle on homemade pizza, I love this margarita pizza

My garlic tastes bitter, what should I do?

Sometimes, fried garlic can bring bitterness. Stopping the garlic from overcooking is crucial to prevent it. But even if you do everything perfectly, it will be a bit bitter. There is a clever trick to solve this problem with serious eating (and we have tried and loved it since we learned about it).

Meanwhile, season the cooked garlic with salt and sprinkle with some powdered sugar (you don’t need too much). Since you are using powdered sugar, it dissolves and balances any bitterness without making it sweet. Very smart.

More garlic recipes

If you like garlic, try our oven roasted garlic. We roast the whole garlic in the oven until soft and sweet. Or, try making our creamy garlic aioli. This is sacred. We also have a crispy fried shallot recipe that I love adding salads and soup.