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Homemade Chili Crisp
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A flavorful and crispy chili oil condiment that surpasses store-bought versions, featuring a blend of spices, aromatics, and crispy fried shallots, garlic, and ginger.
00:30:00 total
Serves 8
medium
Sauce / Dressing / Flavoured Butter
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Ingredients
- avocado oil - 2 cups (or another neutral oil)
- garlic - 5 cloves (thinly sliced)
- shallots - 2 (large or 4 medium, thinly sliced)
- spring onions - 4 (thinly sliced)
- ginger - 1 (thumb-sized piece, thinly sliced)
- star anise - 2
- cinnamon - 1 (1 stick)
- cloves - 2 tsp
- Szechuan peppercorns - 1 tbsp
- Chinese chili flakes - 1/2 cup (or regular chili flakes)
- chili powder - 1 tbsp (optional, for extra spiciness)
- toasted sesame seeds - 1/4 cup
- kosher salt - 2 tsp
- white pepper - 2 tsp
- MSG - 2 tsp (optional)
- Chinese black vinegar - 1 tbsp
- soy sauce - 1 tbsp (optional)
Instructions
- Toast Spices: Toast cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and Szechuan peppercorns in a dry pan.
- Prepare Spice Mixture: Add toasted spices to a heat-proof bowl along with chili flakes, sesame seeds, salt, white pepper, and MSG.
- Add Green Onions: Mix in thinly sliced green onions to the spice mixture.
- Fry Aromatics: Heat oil to 320°F and fry garlic, ginger, and shallots until golden brown and crispy.
- Combine with Spice Mixture: Add the fried aromatics to the spice mixture.
- Add Hot Oil: Carefully pour the hot oil over the spice and aromatics mixture.
- Final Seasoning: Finish by stirring in Chinese black vinegar and soy sauce.
