Chili Crisp

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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    2

    cups
    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      1 hr

Appears in
Third Culture Cooking: Classic Recipes for a New Generation

By Zaynab Issa

Published 2025

  • About

If it isn’t obvious by now, I love this recipe.

I was living on Long Island when chili crisp was having its mainstream media moment a few years ago, and finding a jar at a local supermarket back then was near impossible. Sure, I could’ve ordered it online, but I happen to enjoy cooking (crazy, I know), so developing my own version was a welcome undertaking. I had seen my grandmother make a red pepper flake–based chili oil condiment in the past, and I liked the idea of controlling th