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Remember I used anchovies in my Spaghetti with Shrimp and Anchovies meal? Those were super large anchovies soaked in olive oil.

In the Asian supermarket, you can find small boiled anchovies in packets. They are in the cool section, together with the dried shrimp and dried mini scallops.

This is not really a recipe. It’s just something I used to eat at home. My mom cooks the anchovies with sugar and when I was younger, I loved to eat the head part of the anchovies.

Ingredients:

1 packet boiled anchovies
3 tbsp fine white sugar

Method:

1. Preheat 4 tbsp of vegetable oil in a saucepan. You need a lot of oil to cook the anchovies or they will burn.

2. Pour in the packet of anchovies and stir well. Make sure all the anchovies are coated in oil. If not enough oil, then add more.

3. Add sugar and mix well.

4. Continue to toss the anchovies with the sugar, tasting along the way to see if they are crispy.

5. After about 10-15 minutes, the anchovies should become crispy, sweet and not burnt.

6. Serve with congee, rice or eat it on it’s own!