Fried Arrowhead Chips/ Ngaku

I didn't know about this snack: Fried Ngaku or Arrowhead until I was back in Malaysia last previous Chinese New Year.This snack is so popular ,every household must have this snack to serve their guests during Chinese New Year. I recalled when I was young my mom used to plant ngaku in water on prayer alter during Chinese New Year but not to fried as snack!

Recently I found some huge and pretty ngaku when I visited Chinatown in NYC. The price is pretty reasonable good! I asked the seller to pick for me the big one for easy peeling and slicing.I afraid to pick or choose the ngaku myself,afraid getting scold from the seller..You dunno how the Chinese seller in Chinatown react when you touch their merchandise..Some seller forbid you to pick or choose their merchandise..After peeling and slicing,I soaked the Ngaku in salt water for hours before frying..

Ingredients:

3 lbs plus Ngaku/Arrowhead,peel and slice

2 tbsp sea-salt

3 cups oil for frying

Method:

1:Peel and slice,ngaku.Then soak Ngaku in cold water with salt for 2-3 hours.Drain Ngaku and set aside for drying.

2:Prepare frying pan with medium heat with oil.Add Ngaku one at a time in fryer,fry until lightly golden brown,then sieve out and place on parchment paper or newspaper to drain off the oil. .

3:When fried Ngaku cool down completely,store Ngaku in airtight container.

Note:

You can omit soaking Ngaku in salt water..if you prefer to sprinkle salt after frying..