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Heat ¾ cup olive oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add 5 cloves garlic and fry until golden brown.
Ingredients
- 1 cup olive oil, divided
- 7 cloves garlic, divided
- ½ cinnamon stick
- 3 allspice berries
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- ½ ounce dried pequin chiles
- ½ ounce dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
- Canola oil, for frying
- ½ onion, thinly sliced
- Cornstarch, as needed
- 1 shallot, peeled and sliced
- 4 cups cooked heirloom soybeans
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- Vegetable stock, as needed
- Ground black pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup feta or cotija cheese
