Hot Chili Oil Recipe

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers a higher smoke point and healthier fats.

dried red chili flakes

🥗Healthier: cayenne pepper

💰Cheaper: crushed red pepper

Cayenne provides similar heat with a different flavor profile.

Welcome to Souped Up Recipes. Today we are making Sechuan hot chili oil.

We need 3 ounces of chili flake. You can use chili powder, but it is not easy to control when you pour hot oil in. It will burn easily. You can use dry chilies too, just blend them.

Add a tsp of salt, 1 tbsp of sesame seeds, and some crushed peanuts in it.

Pour in 3/4 cup of peanut oil into the saucepan. You can also use vegetable or soy bean oil.

Add in 2 pieces of star anise, 1 piece of cinnamon, and 2 cloves of garlic.

Low heat fry it until all the spices change color. It will take about 3-5 minutes. Turn off the heat and take them out!

Wait for about 1 minute to let it cool down a little bit. We need hot oil but not too hot, or else it will burn the chili flake.

Check to see if it is burning too much when pouring in batches, if not you pour the rest in!

Let it cool down and transfer it to a jar. This can last forever.

If you want to be safe, it can last 2 months at room temp and 6 months in the fridge.

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