Roasted chili oil is our new flavor obsession! It's easy to make your own Sichuan-style toasted chili oil with just a few ingredients.
Course Sauces & Spreads
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 11/3 cups
Author Marsha Maxwell
Ingredients
1cupmedium-hot dried chilessuch as Japones
1cupneutral flavored oilsuch as canola or sunflower oil
1large clove garlicpeeled and sliced
½tablespoonAsian sesame oil
½teaspoonsalt
Instructions
Grind dried chiles, including seeds, in a food processor or blender until they become small flakes. You will have about 1/3 cup of flakes. Place chile flakes in a heavy, heatproof container such as a Mason jar, and set aside.
Pour canola or sunflower oil into a small saucepan, and add the garlic. Heat on medium high until the oil reaches 275 degrees.
Carefully pour the hot oil with garlic over the chiles. The chile flakes should toast, but not burn. Add sesame oil and salt, and stir. Let cool to room temperature. Remove pieces of garlic. Store in refrigerator and stir before using.