Chili Garlic Crunch (Chili Crisp)

• servings: 24 servings
• active time: 9 minutes
• total time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup oil (, vegetable, grapeseed or neutral flavored oil)

6-8 cloves fresh garlic (, minced)

2 Tablespoons red chili flakes (, or to personal taste. For medium spicy, you can start with 1 Tablespoon first, then add more.)

2 Tablespoons dried minced garlic

2 Tablespoons dried chopped onion

2 teaspoons sugar (, or to taste)

1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

1 teaspoon kosher salt (, if using table salt, use a little less)

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 teaspoon cayenne (optional to taste)

2 teaspoons soy sauce (, or to personal taste. We like it very savory so will add an extra teaspoon or two.)

Directions

Chop garlic

Mince or slice the garlic to your preferred size (it doesn't really matter how big or small it is, just how much of a garlic bite you want).

Cook garlic

Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook about 1 minute or until lightly golden.

Remove from heat

Immediately remove from heat (the garlic will continue to cook a little in the pan. You want it to be just a light golden brown. Don't let the garlic burn or else it will become bitter).

Stir in ingredients

Stir in rest of the ingredients (red chili flakes, dried minced garlic, dried chopped onion, sugar, sesame seeds, salt, smoked paprika, cayenne, and soy sauce).

Cool and adjust to taste

Taste for flavor and adjust to your liking. Cool completely.

Store and serve

After cooled, store in a mason jar or similar. Stir well before using.

Nutrition

• Calories: 50 kcal
• Total Fat: 5 g
• Saturated Fat: 0.4 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
• Trans Fat: 0.02 g
• Sodium: 136 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
• Total Sugars: 1 g
• Protein: 0.4 g