Chunky Chili Oil
A bold, aromatic chili oil loaded with crunchy chili flakes and fragrant spices. Perfect for drizzling over noodles, eggs, or roasted vegetables.
Equipment
Ingredients
Chili Base
dried red chili (coarsely chopped, seeds removed)
1 cup
red chili powder
1 tbsp
ginger (grated)
1 tsp
caster sugar
2 tsp
salt
0.5 tsp
soy sauce
1 tbsp
vinegar
1 tbsp
Flavored Oil
neutral oil
0.5 cup
bay leaf
1 piece
star anise
1 piece
cinnamon stick (small)
1 piece
garlic (chopped)
2 tbsp
Instructions
Prepare chili base
Coarsely chop dried red chilies without seeds and combine with chili powder, grated ginger, sugar, salt, soy sauce and vinegar.
Heat flavored oil
In a pan heat neutral oil with bay leaf, star anise, cinnamon stick and chopped garlic until garlic is golden.
Combine chili base with hot oil
Pour the hot flavored oil over the prepared chili base and stir well. Allow to cool before storing.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in a clean, airtight jar in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before use.
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