Have you discovered chili crisp yet? That crunchy, spicy, umami bomb of a Sichuan condiment everyone has been talking about for the last year or so? Oh my friends, let me tell you. Whoa. Get on it. It started with Laoganma’s brand, found in Asian markets, and branched out into homemade recipes and variations. I even posted a recipe in early 2019 and have made it numerous times since. Its dried chili based and spicy, but not overly so, and packed with crunchy shallots, garlic and peanuts, a ton of ginger, Sichuan peppercorns and umami rich mushroom powder and yes, msg. Let me tell you, that msg is key. I’ve tried versions without, and they are not nearly as good. They just aren’t. Embrace the msg.
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back to Chicken Wing Fridays … Chili Crisp Chicken Wings
Posted in appetizers/first courses, chicken wing friday, tagged chicken wing friday, chicken wing recipes, chili crisp, chili crisp chicken, chili crisp chicken wings, summer snack recipes on August 21, 2020| 2 Comments »
the very best thing to celebrate Hot and Spicy Food Day (really) … Chili Crisp
Posted in condiments, tagged chili crisp, homemade chili crisp, sichuan condiments, sichuan sauces, spicy chinese condiments, spicy sauces, szechuan sauces on January 16, 2019| Leave a Comment »
I’ve been reading up on “official food holidays”, days dedicated to a particular foodstuff put together by an interested trade organization or a public relations firm. For some reason, January is particularly heavy with these made up “holidays”, which is likely why I turn to them this month. They’ll full of kooky ideas. Last week I made tempura shrimp for “National Tempura Day”, because that’s a thing. Today is “Hot & Spicy Food Day”, because apparently that is also a thing. It also plays quite nicely into a new obsession of mine: Chili Crisp.