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Sichuan Chili Oil

[heart_this] · Feb 22, 2018 · 7 Comments

Sichuan Chili Oil

Spicy and aromatic chili oil with mouth numbing sichuan peppercorns that is a great way to add some chili heat to any dish!

Chili oil is a common ingredient in Asian cuisines and it’s super easy to make your own! At it’s base chili oil is oil and chili pepper flakes! You simply heat the oil, add the chili pepper flakes and let cool/sit so that the chili pepper heat is infused into the oil! You can add extra flavours to the chili oil making it more complex with common additions being garlic and ginger. This is a Sichuan chili oil because of the use of Sichuan peppercorns which add a nice lemony aroma along with creating a slight tingly numbness in the mouth which goes perfectly with the spicy heat of the chili peppers. Sichuan peppercorns come in green and red and you can typically find the in an Asian/Chinese grocery store, though they are usually labeled poorly so you have to look at what’s in the package to make sure you are getting the right thing. This Sichuan chili oil is spiced with hints of cinnamon, star anise and black cardamom and I tend to use Korean style chili pepper flakes as they are easy to come by. (I use the same chili pepper flakes in my homemade kimchi.) Once made, this chili oil will last for months in a sealed container in the fridge.

Sichuan Chili Oil
Sichuan peppercorns!

Sichuan Chili Oil
Use proper canning procedures to keep longer at room temperature!

Sichuan Chili Oil
Such a beautiful red colour!

Sichuan Chili Oil

Sichuan Chili Oil
Sichuan Chili Oil

Sichuan Chili Oil

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 64(4 cups or 64 1 tablespoon servings)

Spicy and aromatic chili oil with mouth numbing sichuan peppercorns that is a great way to add some chili heat to any dish!

ingredients
  • 5 cups vegetable oil
  • 2 green onions, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 inch ginger, sliced
  • 10 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
  • 6 tablespoons green sichuan peppercorns
  • 4 tablespoons red sichuan peppercorns
  • 4 star anise
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 1 black cardamon
  • 1 cup chili flakes
directions
  1. Heat the oil over medium-high heat to about 350F/180C, the tip of a wooden spoon or a wooden chopstick will start to bubble around the edges when it is hot enough, before removing from heat.
  2. Add the ingredients and let sit until the bubbling stops before covering and letting it cool completely, or overnight.
  3. Strain the solids and store in a a sealed container in the fridge.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 125, Fat 13g (Saturated 1g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 0, Sodium 0.6mg, Carbs 1g (Fiber 0.4g, Sugars 0.1g), Protein 0.2g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
Use in:
Dan Dan Mian (Noodles in Spicy Chinese Peanut Pork Sauce)
Kung Pao Chicken Salad with Sichuan Dressing
Bang Bang Chicken
Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
Sesame Dressing
Garlic Chili Sauce
Tom Yum Gai (Thai Hot and Sour Chicken Soup)
Dandan Noodles (Tantanmen Ramen)
Sichuan Poached Beef (Shuizhu)
Cold Sesame Noodles
Cold Shanghai Wontons in Peanut Sauce and Chili Oil

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    February 22, 2018 at 8:09 pm

    What kind of oil do you recommend using?

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  2. Anonymous says

    February 23, 2018 at 1:19 am

    Yes, what kind of oil? Canola? Grapeseed?

    Reply
  3. Gina says

    February 23, 2018 at 2:38 am

    Hi. Love the look of this recipe and would really enjoy giving it a go. One quick question, what does ‘until the scallion white becomes white’ mean? It’s already white! Clarification would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

    Reply
  4. kevin says

    February 23, 2018 at 4:39 pm

    Anonymous & lauriebarrera: I use vegetable oil and peanut oil should also work. Enjoy!

    Reply
  5. nmharleyrider says

    February 24, 2018 at 12:46 pm

    The recipe says vegetable oil so I assume it means vegetable oil.

    Reply
  6. Lacey says

    March 20, 2018 at 2:58 pm

    can you use just one color of sichuan peppercorns, either all red or all green?

    Reply
  7. kevin says

    March 20, 2018 at 4:48 pm

    Lacey: Yes you can! The green ones are more potent so if you are using all green replace the red with 1/2 the amount of green and use more red in place of the green. Enjoy!

    Reply

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