Chili Crunch (aka Crispy Chili Oil)
This spicy, homemade, Crispy Chili Oil has an amazing crunchy texture from chopped peanuts and chili flakes. This chili crisp is seasoned with cinnamon sticks, star anise, honey for sweetness, and so much more. It will make all you spicy lovers fall in love as you can put this chili crunch oil on top of a salad, stir fry, or your morning eggs.
Servings: 12
Calories: 325kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups avocado oil or vegetable oil
- 6 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 2 shallots finely diced
- 3 star anise
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- ½ cup red chili flakes
- ½ cup chopped peanuts
- 2 tbsp soy sauce, tamari or coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp paprika or gochujaru powder
- 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
Instructions
- To make the chili crisp, bring the avocado oil to a gentle simmer in a pot and then add in the garlic and shallots and leave to cook for 3 minutes and then add in the star anise and cinnamon sticks and cook for an additional 4 minutes until the sliced garlic begins to turn a golden color.
- Add the chili flakes and chopped peanuts and cook for 2 more minutes before removing from the heat and stirring in the soy sauce, honey, paprika and sesame seeds.
- Remove the star anise and cinnamon sticks and allow the chili crisp to cool to room temperature before transferring to a jar and storing in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 268mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2926IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg