How to Make Chili Oil

So delicious! I used medium spice level Sichuan chili flakes I found at the Asian market. They were quite moist and lighter red, so I followed the instructions to heat the oil to 350F before pouring over the chili flakes, and it worked perfectly (no burning).

Ingredients: Rapeseed Oil (76%), Shallot, Dried Red Chilli (9%), Dried Birds Eye Chilli (3%), Salt, Garlic, Sichuan Pepper, Black Peppercorns.

Made it for the first time today. Used only the dry aromatic basics - cinnamon, anise, bay and Sichuan peppercorns. 1 1/2 C oil and 3/4 C flakes. Probably would want less oil in next batch. I think my chili flakes weren’t very spicy. It is tasty but not amazing. Will try with dumplings!

So fragrant and delicious! My go to chilli oil recipe.