Homemade Chili Crisp

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.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 171 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 6 whole star anise pods
• 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 ½ shallots, finely chopped
• ¾ cup red pepper flakes
• 1 (1 1/2 inch) piece ginger, or more to taste, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon shiitake mushroom powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Mix red pepper flakes, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, mushroom powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.

Step 3

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.