Chili Oil

Submitted by lazyme

"This recipe is from a Chinese cooking class that I took years ago. It's very simple and will keep indefinitly in the refrigerator."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Yields: 1 cup

ingredients

• 1 cup corn oil
• 1⁄4 cup hot chili peppers, ground or 1/4 cup hot chili pepper, crushed
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil

directions

1. Heat the corn oil in a wok until it smokes.
2. Add the chilies.
3. Stir for 1 minute.
4. Turn off heat and set aside until it's cooled.
5. Strain through a coffee filter.
6. Add sesame oil.

Reviews

[Katzen]

I've tried before to make chili oil, and it came out with nowhere near the heat and flavour of this one! Not only is this simple, but it yields a gorgeous oil with excellent heat. This would make fantastic gifts in fancy bottles! Thanks, Lazyme.