Description
With tons of texture and crunch, this is a delicious and super easy homemade chili crisp recipe. The oil is infused with Asian flavors and then poured over red chili pepper flakes, making a punchy condiment.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
- 1 ½ shallots, finely chopped
- 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 6 whole star anise pods
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup red pepper flakes
- 1 (1 1/2 inch) piece ginger, or more to taste, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon shiitake mushroom powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Bring oil
- shallots
- garlic
- star anise
- and cinnamon to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium saucepan. Continue simmering
- swishing oil around occasionally
- until garlic and shallots are browned
- about 20 minutes.
- Mix red pepper flakes
- ginger
- soy sauce
- sugar
- mushroom powder
- and salt together in a medium bowl.
- Strain shallot mixture through a fine mesh sieve over the ginger-pepper flake mixture. Let garlic and shallot pieces cool in sieve before stirring back into the infused oil. Pour into a glass container with a top and chill until ready to use.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 20