Make your own chili crisp oil with this spice mix. It's great for stir-frying, adding flavor to rice, or drizzling over your favorite dish.
Chili Crisp is a spicy, sweet, nutty, and salty blend of spices combined to provide heat and flavor, particularly when infused with an oil base.
Simply sprinkle over a finished dish or make your own chili crisp oil that can be used to top everything from poached eggs and ham and cheese toasties to fried rice and noodle soups.
The heat comes first in our Chili Crisp, followed by the aromatic depth of shallots and garlic. It delivers crunch with a bit of nutty sesame and coarse salt and has a bit of citrus and sweetness for balance.
Use this recipe below to make a crispy chili oil that can be used to top everything from poached eggs and ham and cheese toasties to fried rice and noodle soups.
Alternatively, to make a quick crisp without fresh ingredients, simply heat 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil and fry 2 tablespoons of Chili Crisp Blend for 3 minutes. Blend can also be used as a dry rub, or stirred into dips and dressings.
Chili crisp has been a part of Asian cuisine for centuries. It originated in the Guizhou province of China in 1997 and quickly spread to other parts of the country. In the United States, chili crisp became popular in the 2010s and became almost iconic during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Botanical Name | Chili Crisp |
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Common Names | Chili crunch, chili oil, or chili sauce |
Flavor | Spicy, nutty, aromatic, and sweet |
Contains | chilli flakes, golden sesame seeds, sea salt, Sichuan pepper, urfa biber, onion, garlic, smoked paprika, cassia cinnamon |