CARMALIZED ANCHOVIES

CARMALIZED ANCHOVIES

Ingredients:
½ cup cleaned split dried anchovies (do not wash them )
½ cup raw peanuts
2 tbs sugar
1 tbs light soy sauce
1 tbs dried red chillie flakes
Few drops of lime juice ( optional )
3 tbs cooking oil

Method:
In a dry wok, fry the peanuts on low heat, till the skin is dry.
Remove and cool, rub the peanuts with fingers and blow the skin away.

Heat the oil on medium heat, fry the anchovies until golden. Remove.
Discard the oil, in a new wok add 1 tbs of oil.
Add in the cleaned peanuts into the oil and fry until light golden.
Add in the fried anchovies back in the wok, and put in sugar, soy sauce
Lime juice and the chillie flakes. Stir until lightly caramelized.

Turn off the heat and continue to toss until nicely caramelized.
Toss well so that the anchovies would not stick to each other.
Cool and keep in air tight container.
Serve in a small bowl with a teaspoon.