Crispy chilli oil is so much more than a topping.
We cook with it, marinate with it and spoon it over food at the table. Some people say you can put crispy chilli oil on everything, but we don't want everything to taste the same. That's why we made each of our flavours for a different cuisine. Here are 30 ways we use our jars at home.
Which jar for which dish
- Yum Phrik (Thai) for noodles, eggs and anything with coconut.
- Crunchy Spice (Chinese) for dumplings, stir-fries and toast.
- Çıtır Biber (Turkish) for yoghurt, eggs, hummus and traybakes.
- Curry Bomb (Indian) for curry, dal and fritters.
- Pizza Chilli Crisp for pizza, pasta and cheesy snacks.
- Agave Chilli Crisp for sweet heat in marinades and desserts.
Cook, marinate or top
- Cook with the oil. Use it to sauté or pan fry, and leave the crispy bits in the jar, because they can burn in a hot pan.
- Add the bits a little later. For a curry or dal, brown your onions, then add a scoop of Curry Bomb.
- Marinate with it. Çıtır Biber on a traybake, or Yum Phrik on wings and oyster mushrooms.
- Finish at the table. Stir the jar, start with a teaspoon and let everyone add their own heat.
Eggs and breakfast
1. Thai omelette
Fry the egg in very hot oil so the edges puff up and crisp, then slide it onto rice and add a spoon of Yum Phrik. Here's our Thai omelette.
2. Turkish eggs
Soft poached eggs on cool yoghurt with Çıtır Biber drizzled over. The mint and rose in the jar make it smell like a Turkish breakfast. Try our Turkish eggs.
3. Soy eggs
Jammy soy eggs on labneh with spring onion and flatbread, finished with Crunchy Spice. Get the crispy chilli soy eggs recipe.
4. Fried rice paper eggs
Rice paper fried until it crackles, topped with mushrooms, a fried egg and Crunchy Spice. Here's how to make fried rice paper eggs.
5. Toast
Avocado toast is the obvious one. We love smashed pea toast with feta and Crunchy Spice, or white beans and sprouts with Çıtır Biber.
Noodles, rice and pasta
6. Hand-pulled noodles
Thick, chewy noodles with shiitake and bok choy, slicked with Crunchy Spice. Pulling the dough is half the fun. Make our biang biang noodles.
7. Noodle soup
Coconut milk, noodles, pak choi and tofu in one pot, with Yum Phrik doing the work. Our 5 minute coconut noodle soup is our go-to on a weeknight.
8. Ramen
Swirl Yum Phrik through the broth as you eat. Try our creamy ramen with tofu crumbs.
9. Pasta
Lemon, garlic and Yum Phrik are a great match. Toss them through our lemon shrimp spaghetti.
10. Fried rice
Fry day-old rice in the Yum Phrik oil, then stir the crispy bits through at the end. Here's our "chicken" fried rice.
11. Biryani
Curry Bomb adds mustard seed, curry leaf and crunch to our vegan biryani-ish.
Vegetables and salads
12. Burrata
Tear it open and spoon crispy chilli oil into the middle. Salty, creamy, crunchy and hot. Try our zeekraal burrata salad.
13. Aubergine
Aubergine soaks up chilli oil like a sponge. Stir-fry it in Yum Phrik with Thai basil and crispy tofu.
14. Cucumber salad
Smash the cucumbers so the dressing gets in. Go Chinese with Crunchy Spice in our Chinese cucumber salad, or Thai with Yum Phrik in our Thai cucumber salad.
15. Traybakes
Toss your veg in Çıtır Biber before it goes in the oven, then add one more spoon on top. Try our roast butternut and tomatoes on hummus.
Soups and curries
16. Dumpling soup
Frozen dumplings in a coconut laksa broth with Yum Phrik, ready in about the time it takes to boil the kettle. Here's the viral dumpling soup.
17. Curry and dal
Brown your onions, add a scoop of Curry Bomb and let the mustard seeds and curry leaves do their thing. Try our quick chickpea curry.
18. Pumpkin soup
A spoon of Curry Bomb on top and the crispy bits act like croutons. Make our curry pumpkin soup.
Meat, tofu and the BBQ
19. Wings or oyster mushrooms
Marinate them in Yum Phrik with lemongrass and ginger, then put them on the BBQ. Here are Susan Aretz's Thai BBQ wings.
20. Meatballs
Air fryer Thai chicken meatballs with a Yum Phrik sweet chilli dip. Cooking for kids? Keep the dip on the side.
21. Tofu
Agave Chilli Crisp is sweet and hot, so it goes sticky in the pan. Toss tofu strips in our sticky tofu marinade and fry until glossy.
22. Paneer
Curry Bomb ties together grilled paneer, mango and pickled onion in our paneer pitas.
Snacks and bread
23. Dumplings and buns
Mix Crunchy Spice with soy sauce and black vinegar for a dipping sauce. Perfect with our Chinese chive buns.
24. Spring onion pancake
Flaky, crispy and ready in minutes. Top a spring onion pancake with avocado and Crunchy Spice.
25. Toasties
Brush Curry Bomb inside a Bombay toastie with spiced potato and cheese.
26. Kaastengels and pizza
Stir Pizza Chilli Crisp into ketchup to dip pizza kaastengels, or spoon it over a naan pizza.
Sounds odd, tastes great
27. Chocolate ice cream
Chilli and chocolate have been friends for a very long time. Fold Crunchy Spice through our no-churn chocolate chilli ice cream.
28. Affogato
Vanilla ice cream, hot espresso and a spoon of Crunchy Spice Caramel. Here's our caramel spice affogato.
29. Cookies
A little heat in a sweet cookie works better than you'd think. Bake our matcha cookies with Crunchy Spice.
30. Chia pudding
Sweet, fruity and a little bit hot. Drizzle Agave Chilli Crisp over our matcha mango chia pudding.
Can't pick a jar? Our gift set has five crispy chilli oils in small jars, so you can try them all. Every jar is handmade in the Netherlands.
FAQ
What can I put crispy chilli oil on?
Eggs, noodles, rice, dumplings, soup, salads, toast, pizza, cheese and even ice cream. You can also cook and marinate with it. Pick the jar that matches the cuisine, so your curry tastes Indian and your noodles taste Thai.
Can you cook with crispy chilli oil?
Yes, all the time. Use the oil to sauté or pan fry, and add the crispy bits a little later so they don't burn. It also makes a great marinade.
What is the difference between chilli oil and crispy chilli oil?
Chilli oil is mostly oil. Crispy chilli oil is packed with crispy bits like chilli, onion and spices, so you eat it by the spoonful. Read what is crispy chilli oil.
Do your crispy chilli oils contain allergens?
Crunchy Spice and Crunchy Spice Caramel contain peanuts and sesame. Agave Chilli Crisp contains sesame and Curry Bomb contains mustard. Always check the label.
Which jar should I try first?
Start with the food you cook most. For Thai food or noodles, go for Yum Phrik, which won 1st place in the Chili Oil category at the European Hot Sauce Awards 2024. For dumplings, Crunchy Spice. For curry, Curry Bomb.
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