Fried eggs taste 'incredible' and 'crispy' with one added ingredient
Reach Daily Express April 17, 2025 03:39 PM

taste "incredible" when you add one ingredient, according to a The ultimate condiment not only enhances the flavour, but it also helps the eggs get crispier, and the culinary producer at the home cooking website, The Kitchn, has never gone back since discovering it.

James Park shared his hack on the site, writing that the chilli-based ingredient adds a deliciously spicy and nutty savoury taste. A slight alteration on chilli oil, James uses chilli crisp, an oil-based condiment with aromatic ingredients, like fried shallots, garlic and sesame seeds to add crunch.

James wrote: "After I made chili crisp fried eggs for the first time, my life changed for good. The simple idea of frying eggs in a spicy, oil-based condiment makes such a big difference, and I haven't stopped making chili crisp fried eggs since.

"Savoury, crispy, and slightly spicy, these fried eggs are mesmerizing to watch as they cook in the bright-red chili crisp oil. Adding toasted sesame oil brings a subtle, delicious nutty flavor that makes the fried eggs taste incredible."

Supermarkets such as stock the spicy condiment, and the most recognisable brand is £2.75 at present.

It is typically made with dried chili peppers, oil, spices, sesame seeds and garlic, and used in Chinese cuisine as a topping for noodles and .

To make the ultimate eggs, heat one tablespoon of chili crisp and one teaspoon of toasted sesame oil in a nonstick frying pan, then crack over the eggs when it is sizzling.

You can garnish with spring onions, and the spicy flavours go perfectly with rice.

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