Pantry Favorites - Crunchy Chili Garlic Oil

This is my favorite condiment. It has a permanent place on our dinner table. There are several brands selling bottled garlic but this is the only one that's steeped in oil and remains crunchy forever. This is what I always bring my friends and relatives when I go to the United States.

Becky's Kitchen's Crunchy Chili Garlic Oil P100

The garlic is really crunchy and spicy. If you want less heat just avoid eating the small chilies.

Crunchy Chili Garlic Oil

You can put this garlic on anything and it will add a mild garlic flavor with a kick of heat and a lot of crunch. My favorite uses for it are on top of siomai and arroz caldo or any type of congee.

siomai topped with crunchy garlic

meatball congee topped with crunchy garlic

Add this garlic to plain, steamed rice and you'll have instant garlic rice without the mess of chopping garlic and frying the rice. Here's a twist to garlic rice that I came up with.

Tinapa (Smoked Fish) Garlic Rice
1/4 cup shredded tinapa
1 T olive oil
1 cup steamed rice
1 T crunchy chili garlic oil
salt to taste

smoked deboned milkfish

1. Take some of the cooked smoked fish and shred it.

2. Put a tablespoon of oil in a heated Teflon pan.

3. Add the fish and saute lightly until heated through.

4. Add in the cooked rice and crunchy garlic.

5. Season with salt to taste.

6. Transfer to a serving dish and enjoy! Serves 1 to 2 people.

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