Brilio.net - Fried onions are a complement to meals, such as porridge, soto, and curry. The fragrant aroma and savory taste of fried onions can increase your appetite. So it's not surprising that many people keep a stock of fried onions at home.
Generally, fried onions are made from red onions. How to make it is actually quite easy. Sliced red onions can be fried directly in hot oil. But even though it looks easy, apparently many people still fail when frying onions, you know.
The reason is, if it is not fried properly, the fried onions will burn easily or the texture will not be crispy because it is too oily. To overcome this, some people choose to soak sliced shallots in salt water before frying. This is so that the crispy fried onions last a long time.
However, apart from soaking in salt water, it turns out there are other tricks to making the crispy fried onions last longer, you know. This trick was demonstrated by YouTube user Eddy Siswanto. Through his video upload, he shared the steps for making fried onions so that their crispiness lasts for up to a month even if they are not soaked in salt water.
Tricks for making fried onions so that the crispiness lasts for up to a month.
"I'll tell you the secret of anti-wilting fried onions that last a long time," he said, quoted by BrilioFood from Eddy Siswanto's YouTube on Tuesday (19/3).
photo: YouTube/Eddy Siswanto
First of all, peel the shallots then slice thinly and sprinkle with salt. After that, stir briefly so that the salt is mixed evenly. No need to soak it, the YouTube user immediately rinsed the red onion slices again. Don't forget to drain the shallots until they are completely dry.
photo: YouTube/Eddy Siswanto
Next process, put the sliced red onion into the container. Then sprinkle with rice flour. Stir until the rice flour is mixed evenly.
"Just sprinkle it thinly," he added further.
photo: YouTube/Eddy Siswanto
After that, prepare a frying pan and heat a little oil. When the oil is hot, add the sliced shallots and fry until they change color. When frying, don't forget to stir occasionally so that the fried onions cook evenly and don't burn.
photo: YouTube/Eddy Siswanto
If the color starts to brown, immediately remove and drain the fried onions. Next, the YouTube user appears to be storing fried onions in an airtight container. That way, the crispy fried onions can last a long time.
"This can last up to a month, you know," he concluded.
What do you think, this trick for making fried onions is quite simple, right? Judging by the YouTube user's upload, many netizens are enthusiastic about trying to make fried onions using this method.
"Thank you for the recipe for crispy, crunchy fried onions. God willing, I will try it," wrote the account @user-id6mi9jr7l.
"Thanks for the tips, I want to practice it. Coincidentally, I always make my own fried onions to sell," said the account @roswitaismail8735.
"You can try it, it's great," commented the account @sitirahma1216.