Name: Chile Crisp
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients: 4 small shallots, thinly sliced; 2 heads of garlic, separated into cloves, thinly sliced; 2 (3") cinnamon sticks; 6 star anise pods; 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil; 1 (2") piece ginger, peeled, very finely chopped; 1/4 cup crushed red pepper flakes; 2 Tbsp. soy sauce; 2 tsp. sugar

Crispyfried eggs drizzled with crunchy chile and garlic oil.

Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Andy Baraghani

This all-purpose chile crisp—which is tangy, spicy, and addictive—will give your other condiments an inferiority complex. You’ve been warned. Put it to good use on eggs, meat, seafood, or hearty salads.

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