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Garlic fried rice
Don't take short cuts by simply sprinkling fried garlic on top of fried rice.
Fry pounded garlic in oil until golden and crisp, scoop out, stir fry the rice in the garlic oil and stir in the crispy garlic.
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Filipino
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
12
minutes
minutes
Total Time
17
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Author
Connie Veneracion
Ingredients
Garlic oil
¼
cup
cooking oil
1
whole
garlic
peeled and pounded
Fried rice
2
tablespoons
garlic oil
3 to 4
cups
day-old rice
salt
to taste
pepper
to taste
Instructions
Make garlic oil
Pour the oil into a wok or frying pan and set the heat to low.
When the oil is hot, stir in the garlic.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until the garlic bits are golden and crisp (it takes about eight minutes).
Scoop out the garlic, drain on a stack or paper towels and set aside.
Cook the garlic fried rice
Measure the required amount of garlic oil and set aside the excess for future use.
Reheat the garlic oil, turn up the heat to high and dump in the rice.
Sprinkle in salt and pepper, or your preferred seasonings.
Stir fry the rice until hot.
Take about three-quarters of the fried garlic and stir into the rice.
To serve
Ladle the rice into bowls or plates and sprinkle in the remaining fried garlic.