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Chilli Oil
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schedulePrep 0 min
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speedmedium
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Source revision: Revision 4530485
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Ingredients
Scale
- 50 grams chile flakes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup peanut oil
Directions
- Mix chile flakes and salt in a heat-proof bowl.
- Mix 1 tablespoon of the oil into the chile flake/salt mixture. This will prevent the chile from scorching when hot oil is added later.
- Heat peanut oil to about 200°C (392°F). Small bubbles should form when poking a wooden chopstick into the oil.
- Pour heated oil over chilli flake mixture and stir vigorously.
- Allow to cool and store in a container.
Notes
Various dried spices may be added to the oil when it is heating up. Suggestions include whole sichuan peppers and star anise. Once oil is brought to temperature, strain out the solids prior to pouring over the chile flake mixture.
Peanut oil can be substituted with other oils that have a high smoke point.