Chinese styled Chilli Oil
A spicy chinese style chilli oil - perfect to go with dumplings, wontons, fried rice or even over a simple toast, pizza, pasta.. the options are endless. Super easy to prepare with minimal fuss
Ingredients
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup red chilli powder I used a mix of kashmiri chilli powder(60%) and normal red chilli powder(40%) for a good mix of colour and heat
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 7-8 dried red chillis chopped seeds taken out
- 1 tbsp minced garlic and ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise
- 1 bay leaf
- 4-5 chopped red chillis
- 1 tbsp low sodium soya sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp salt and sugar Optional, taste for seasonings and add only if required.
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the chopped dried red chillis and chilli powder. Set aside
- Heat 1 cup of oil in a pan and add the star anise, bay leaf and cinnamon stick
- Keep the heat low-medium and add the ginger, garlic and fresh red chillies to the oil
- Continue cooking on a low heat until the chillis and garlic start to crisp up
- Carefully strain the hot oil over the bowl of chopped dried chillis and red chilli powder and let the mix sizzle in the hot oil for a couple of minutes
- Optional step - Add some of the fried chilli garlic ginger into the hot oil
- Add the soya sauce, sesame oil and stir. At this point check for seasoning and add sugar and salt.
- Transfer to a clean jar once cooled and use a dry spoon everytime to use the chilli oil
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Notes
- To take out the seeds from the dried red chillis, roll the red chillis between your palms to loosen the seeds. Snip off one end and discard most of the seeds.
- I like the crisp texture of the chillis and garlic added to the chilli oil, you can choose not to
- Taste the oil before adding the sugar and salt. Adding sugar seems to round off the flavours
- Please do adjust spice levels to your personal preference
- *****Be very careful when straining the hot oil