# Chili Oil

A recipe for making chili oil, also known as chili crunch.

- Total time: 1 min
- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups Neutral Oil
- 10 cloves Garlic
- 1 large Shallot
- 2 thirds cup Gochugaru
- 2 thirds cup Chili Flakes
- 2 inch knob Ginger
- 2 tsp Shitake Mushroom Powder
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tsp MSG
- 2 tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 0 Sesame Seeds

## Instructions

1. Roughly chop a whole head of garlic.
2. Thinly slice a large shallot using a mandoline.
3. In a separate bowl, combine gochugaru, chili flakes, shiitake mushroom powder, optional MSG, sugar, and grated ginger.
4. In a small pot, add neutral oil, garlic, and shallots; slowly bring heat up to 350°F.
5. Once the garlic and shallot are nicely golden, carefully strain them.
6. Bring the oil back up to temperature and carefully pour it over your spices.
7. Add soy sauce and rice vinegar.
8. Add sesame seeds.
9. Once cooled, add the fried garlic and shallots.
10. Mix well and transfer to a mason jar.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- small pot
- strainer
- funnel
- mason jar

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1JJ6rXyrL8/
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- Extracted: 2025-04-24

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