OIL*****Chinese Chili Oil

By Unblond1

Yum, yum! While it is hot, it's not excessively so and the peppercorns, cinnamon and star anise give it a really nice back note.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns
• 1 inch-long piece of cinnamon
• 2 star anise
• 1 cup oil
• 1/4 cup crushed red pepper flakes (either buy them in bulk or run dried chilies and seeds through the mini food processor to make flakes) I used McCormick chili flakes, what I had on hand

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from thewoksoflife.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a small pot, add the Sichuan peppercorns, cinnamon stick, star anise, and oil. Over medium low heat, slowly heat to 325 degrees, and then turn off the heat. Wait 6-7 minutes, then remove the peppercorns, cinnamon stick, and star anise with a slotted spoon.

Add the crushed red pepper flakes and allow them to steep in the hot oil. It should start smelling fragrant, almost like popcorn. Allow the oil to cool completely then store in a glass jar and keep refrigerated.

Use for Dan Dan noodles or other recipes as desired. A little goes a LONG way.


Nutrition Facts per teaspoon:

Calories 40.0
Total Fat 4.7 g
Saturated Fat 0.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.7 g
Monounsaturated Fat 3.3 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Sodium 0.0 mg
Potassium 0.0 mg
Total Carbohydrate 0.0 g
Dietary Fiber 0.0 g
Sugars 0.0 g
Protein 0.0 g