# Chili Oil

This recipe provides instructions for making a spicy chili oil with fried garlic and shallots.

- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 head garlic, roughly chopped
- 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
- 0.66 cup gochugaru
- 0.66 cup chili flakes
- Shiitake mushroom powder
- MSG
- sugar
- grated ginger
- neutral oil
- little soy sauce
- little bit rice vinegar
- sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Roughly chop a whole head of garlic.
2. Thinly slice a large shallot.
3. In a separate bowl, combine 2/3 cup gochugaru, another 2/3 cup chili flakes, shiitake mushroom powder, optional MSG, sugar, and some grated ginger.
4. In a small pot, add neutral oil, garlic, and shallots, then slowly bring the heat up to 350 degrees.
5. Once the garlic and shallot are golden, carefully strain them.
6. Bring the strained oil back up to temperature.
7. Carefully pour the hot oil over the spices in the bowl.
8. Add a little soy sauce, a little bit of rice vinegar, and sesame seeds to the mixture.
9. Once the chili oil has cooled, add the fried garlic and shallots.

## Equipment

- finger death trap (slicer)
- separate bowl
- small pot
- strainer

## Tips

- Do not heat the oil first and then add garlic and shallots, slowly bring the heat up with them in the oil.
- Carefully strain the garlic and shallots once golden.
- Bring the strained oil back up to temperature before pouring over spices.
- Add fried garlic and shallots once the chili oil has cooled.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSaQfPkP2/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d54300fd-5161-48ba-a508-84b9522020e5
- Extracted: 2026-01-30

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