Name: Very Nutty Chili Crisp
Yield: Makes about 2½ cups [600 g]
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 cup [140 g] coarsely chopped nuts (see Notes); 1½ tsp kosher salt; 1 Tbsp light brown sugar; 2 Tbsp Aleppo pepper flakes; 1½ cups [360 ml] neutral oil, such as vegetable or canola; 5 Tbsp [40 g] gochugaru; 5 Tbsp [40 g] Sichuan chili flakes

Preparation info

Makes about
2½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

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Chili Crisp

By James Park

Published 2023

About

This chili crisp gets down to basics with only three components: oil, chili flakes, and crunch. Unlike Everyday Savory Chili Crisp, which is packed with complex, garlicky, umami flavors, Very Nutty Chili Crisp lets the texture of chopped nuts costar alongside the spice of chili flakes. It tastes super clean, with a pleasant amount of spice at the end, and the oil smells aromatic and deliciously nutty thanks to a blend of chopped nuts. After testing