Chili, Onion and Garlic Crisp (Crunch)- Spice Up Any Meal

dried chili flakes

🥗Healthier: crushed red pepper

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Cayenne pepper is more accessible and provides heat.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive.

sichuan peppercorns

🥗Healthier: black pepper

💰Cheaper: pink peppercorns

Pink peppercorns provide a similar flavor profile.

Toast guajillo and Arbol chilies over very low heat to dry them out

Heat vegetable oil over medium-low heat

Add star anise, cinnamon stick, black cardamom, and bay leaves to the oil

Cook for about 10-15 minutes to extract flavors without browning

Remove ginger after flavor extraction

Brown 3-4 large shallots in the oil until golden brown

Filter out the oil and leave the shallots to drip for crispiness

Remove star anise, cinnamon, and cardamom from the oil

Brown about 10 cloves of sliced garlic until crunchy

Strain the garlic and heat the filtered oil again

Mix the oil with chili flakes, paprika, salt, MSG, soy sauce, and pepper

Allow the chili flake mixture to cool down

Add the crispy shallots and garlic to the cooled chili oil mixture and mix thoroughly

Refrigerate overnight to meld flavors

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