Easy Chili Oil recipe

August 05, 2022

 Chili oil with aromatics and sichuan peppercorn.


chili oil recipe

 

What is Chili oil? 

Chili oil or chilli oil (depending whether you are using US English or UK English), is one of the condiments we use quite a lot at home.

Plain porridge (rice congee) will definitely taste better with some chili oil on top!
Dip dim sum in chili oil or have it as a side dish for noodles.
Everything taste better with some chili oil in it!

How to make chili oil?

There are many chili oil recipes on the net, but this chili oil (adapted from Woks of Life) is one of the easiest and tastiest to make.
The taste suit our palate.

Follow these few simple steps, and you are going to be hooked on chili oil :P.

Step 1 : Heat oil in a saucepan
Heat oil in a saucepan

Steps 2 : add aromatics; cinnamon stick, star anise and sichuan peppercorn.
add aromatics to oil

Step 3 : Let the aromatics simmer in oil until fragrant.
Let the aromatics simmer in oil until fragrant

Step 4: Pour chili flakes in a heat proof bowl
Pour chili flakes in a heat proof bowl

Step 5 : Strain 
Strain the aromatics

Step 6 : discard the aromatics
discard the aromatics

Chili oil ready to use.
Sichuan chili oil


How to keep chili oil?

Keep chili oil in an airtight container, in the larder.
This chili oil is good to keep for at least 3 month before the oil goes rancid.

But I can assure you that you will be making another batch of chili oil before 3 months :)

szechuan chili oil


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Video on How to make Chili Oil






Chili oil with aromatics and sichuan peppercorn. !

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