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Chinese Chili Oil
A perfect Chinese chili oil combines strong aroma and bright red color
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 20
Calories: 22 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 cup red pepper flakes ,Sichuan style pepper flakes is fried before curshing
- 3 tbsp. water , optional
- 2 tbsp. toasted white sesame seeds
- 3 cups vegetable oil
Spices (it is ok to skip some of the spices, but keep the musts)
- 1 thumb ginger ,must
- 3 bay leaves ,must
- 4 star anise ,must
- 1 bark Chinese cinnamon
- 3 scallion whites ,must
- 1 tsp. Sichuan peppercorn ,must
- 8 whole white pepper
- 1 Amomum tsao-ko ,Cao Guo
- 3 amomum kravanh ,White Dou Kou
Instructions
- Place around 1 cup of red pepper powder in a bowl. Stir in 3 tablespoons of clean water. Combine and let the pepper flakes absorb the water. If you want a crispy version, then skip mixing in the water.
- Pour around 3 cups of oil into a wok, add scallion, coriander, white onion, and smashed ginger first because they contain water. Heat over a slow fire until the aromatics begin to wither. Place all the spices in.
- Continue heating with slow fire for another 6 to 8 minutes until the contents are all withered and browned. Take out all of the spices and aromatics.
- Heat the oil for another 2 or 3 minutes until slightly smoky. Pour ⅓ of the oil to the bowl. Mix to combine.
- Repeat the above process twice to add all oil to the pepper flakes. Add toasted sesame seeds.
- Keep the chili oil in an air-tight container and this can be kept for up to one month at room temperature.
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Notes
- The nutrition facts is calculated based on one bottom of the oil
Nutrition Information
Calories
22kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
47mg
(2%)
Potassium
64mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
850IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
0.6mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 22
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 22kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 47mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 64mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 850IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.