Best Sichuan Chile Crisp Sundae With Peanut Streusel Recipes
CHILE CRISP
There's just enough oil to slick all the crispy bits of chile, onion and sesame in this version of the spicy Chinese condiment, so it delivers as much crunch as it does salty, sweet, nutty heat. Dried minced onion from the supermarket spice aisle is a shortcut for the usual step of frying fresh minced onion, and it improves the crispness, too. You can experiment by mixing the hot and fruity flavors of different dried chile varieties, crushing them into flaky bits, or stick with ready-to-add red-pepper flakes. No matter what you use, this blend adds a little excitement to everything.
Provided by Genevieve Ko
Categories sauces and gravies
Time 10m
Yield About 1 1/4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine the oil, onion, 1/2 teaspoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion becomes evenly golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the chiles, sesame seeds and Sichuan peppercorns, if using, and sizzle, stirring, for 1 minute, then stir in the remaining 1/2 teaspoon sugar and 1 teaspoon salt. Use immediately or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Spoon over everything. It adds big flavor to milder bases, such as eggs, tofu, noodles, rice, vegetables, white fish, lean pork and chicken breast.
SICHUAN CHILE CRISP SUNDAE WITH PEANUT STREUSEL
This sundae is based on the soft serve and chile oil combination that started showing up in Chengdu and Chongqing in 2018. The combination doesn't sound like it should work, but it does, especially paired with a Sichuan snack-inspired spicy peanut streusel. You can use store-bought chile oil or chile crisp, such as Lao Gan Ma, in place of homemade Sichuan Chile Oil. You can also omit the peanut streusel or replace it with crushed peanuts.
Provided by J. Kenji López-Alt
Categories snack, ice creams and sorbets, dessert
Time 45m
Yield 2 sundaes, plus more chile crisp and peanut streusel
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Prepare the peanut streusel: Adjust oven rack to center position and heat to 350 degrees. (If your oven has a convection setting, make sure it is off.)
- Using a spice grinder or mortar and pestle, grind Sichuan peppercorns, chile flakes, star anise, cumin and fennel together into a fine powder.
- Combine all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Pulse until peanuts are roughly chopped and a coarse meal-like texture is formed. (Alternatively, mix together with your fingers, lithely crushing the peanuts in a mortar and pestle or under a skillet before adding to other ingredients.)
- Spread mixture over a parchment-lined sheet tray in little crumbles. Bake until deep golden brown, rotating the pan halfway through cooking, about 16 to 20 minutes. (The mixture will spread and flatten as it bakes.) As soon as the streusel is cool enough to handle, break it up into small chunks - it's OK if they are a little uneven - then cool completely. Do not let the streusel cool completely before trying to break it! Once cooled, streusel can be stored at room temperature in a sealed container for up to two weeks. This recipe makes about 3 cups.
- To serve, scoop ice cream into 2 bowls. Top with chile oil and streusel.
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