Hong You (Chili Oil)

Name: Hong You (Chili Oil)
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: ½ cup Sichuan chili flakes (toasted and ground chilies with flakes and powder); 1 teaspoon freshly ground Sichuan pepper; 2 medium shallots, finely chopped; 2 inches ginger, peeled and smashed; 2 cups canola oil; ¼ cup Asian sesame oil; A mix of Chinese spices, for example: 2 tablespoons red or green Sichuan peppercorns, 2 teaspoons fennel seed, 2 star anise, 2 black cardamom, 2 pieces liquorish root, 2 or 3 inch piece of cassia bark, 1 bay leaf, 3 cloves; 2 inches ginger, peeled and smashed; 2 cups canola oil; ½ cup Sichuan chili flakes (toasted and ground chilies with flakes and powder)