"Want to know how to make chili oil at home? Check out this easy, flavorful spicy chili oil recipe. Homemade spicy chili oil is great over rice, noodle dishes, and in salads...."
INGREDIENTS
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1½ cups oil ((ideally a vegetable, peanut, or grapeseed oil...light olive oil is fine, but it has a tendency to set in the fridge))
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5 star anise
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1 cinnamon stick ((preferably cassia cinnamon))
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2 bay leaves
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3 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns
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¾ cup crushed red pepper flakes ((Sichuan chili flakes are the best))
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1 - 1½ teaspoons salt ((to taste))