This chopped garlic in oil recipe is easy to prepare, perfect for soups and stir-fry dishes. You can use it in pretty much any recipe that calls for garlic paste, puree, minced or chopped garlic.
Chopped garlic in oil is a handy ingredient to have in the fridge. Made from dried garlic, you can whip up a fresh batch regularly so that you’re always well stocked, and you can use it in any dish that calls for minced garlic. This makes it ideal for stir-fry dishes, soups, stews, marinades and more.
Ingredients For Chopped Garlic In Oil
- Chopped Garlic: Also sold as ‘garlic flakes’ or ‘dried chopped garlic granules‘ Something a little more substantial than garlic powder, these little nuggets of dried garlic have a good shelf life so are a great store cupboard ingredient. This makes it easy to whip up a fresh batch as you require it.
- Other Ingredients: Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt.
How To Make Chopped Garlic In Oil
To make chopped garlic in oil, the dried garlic is first rehydrated with freshly boiled water, before being drained and fried in oil until golden and aromatic.
Step 1: Soak Garlic
Add 4 tablespoons dried chopped garlic to a bowl and cover with freshly boiled water. Stand for 5 minutes. Drain water and transfer chopped garlic to a small frying pan.
Step 2: Fry Garlic
Cover garlic with sunflower oil. Set frying pan over medium heat and let mix sizzle for 5 minutes. Add 1/8 teaspoon (a pinch) of sea salt as garlic is frying. Set aside to cool completely.
Step 3: Serve / Use Chopped Garlic
Use chopped garlic in oil in any dish that calls for minced garlic. It’s especially good in soups and noodle dishes, as well as in salt and chilli chicken.
I hope you’ll try this chopped garlic in oil recipe. If you do, let me know in the comments how it went!
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons dried chopped garlic
- sunflower oil to cover
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt (a pinch)
Instructions
- Add 4 tablespoons dried chopped garlic to a bowl and cover with freshly boiled water. Stand for 5 minutes. Drain water and transfer chopped garlic to a small frying pan.
- Cover garlic with sunflower oil. Set frying pan over a medium heat and let mix sizzle for 5 minutes. Add 1/8 teaspoon sea salt as garlic is frying. Set aside to cool completely.
- Use chopped garlic in oil in any dish that calls for minced garlic.
Chopped Garlic In Oil Recipe FAQ
What can I do with chopped garlic in oil?
So many things! It’s great in stir-fry dishes, soups, stews, sauces and marinades. Use it anytime chopped or minced garlic is called for in a recipe.
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