Recipes and Cooking Chili Crisp with Garlic Be the first to rate & review! If you're a fan of the spicy chili crisp trend, try making your own homemade chili crisp to add to all kinds of dishes. Try adding it to eggs, pasta, sandwiches, veggies, anything you're about to eat that could you a little bit more heat. By Sammy Mila Sammy Mila Instagram Sammy Mila is a Culinary Specialist/Food Stylist for Better Homes & Gardens. She has also worked with other brands such as Walmart, Food & Wine, AllRecipes, EatingWell, and Forks Over Knives. She has over 10 years of experience and a degree in Culinary Science from Iowa State University. She has led countless projects including recipe development/testing, food photography, food videography, and has even hosted many recipe walkthrough videos. In her spare time, Sammy spends most of day with her toy poodle, Beans! Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on January 10, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Dera Burreson Hands On Time: 10 mins Total Time: 45 mins Servings: 32 Yield: 2 cups Ingredients 1 ¼ cup vegetable oil 2 inch piece of ginger, sliced 2 star anise pods ½ cup chopped garlic, packed ½ cup chopped shallot, packed ¼ cup crushed red pepper flakes 2 tablespoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce 2 teaspoon umami/mushroom seasoning or 2 Tbsp. reduced sodium soy sauce Directions Heat oil over medium heat in a small saucepan. Add ginger and star anise. Cook about 10 minutes to infuse the oil. Remove aromatics from the oil and discard. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add shallot and garlic. Cook about 25 to 30 minutes or until shallot and garlic is browned. Meanwhile, in a medium heatproof bowl, combine crushed red pepper flakes, brown sugar, soy sauce, and umami seasoning. Carefully add hot oil mixture to bowl and stir to combine. Let cool completely. Store, covered, in a pint-size jar and up to 1 month. Rate it Print