chili oil

Name: Chili Oil
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon(s) red pepper flakes; 1/2 cup(s) peanut oil; 1/4 cup(s) canola or safflower oil; 1 tablespoon(s) sesame seed oil, optional

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Pat Duran

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Sep 30, 2013

This is an easy chili oil to make yourself.If you leave the pepper flakes in the oil; they will make it hotter the longer it stands. The oil keeps indefinitely in a small glass jar with a tight fitting lid in the refrigerator.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Blend

yield makes 3/4 cup

Ingredients

2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
1/2 cup peanut oil
1/4 cup canola or safflower oil
1 tablespoon sesame seed oil, optional

How To Make chili oil

Step 1

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the pepper flakes and peanut oil and canola oil. Bring almost to a boil, then turn off the heat and let cool, if using the sesame seed oil , add that now.

Step 2

Strain into a glass container with a tight fitting top. You could also cook it with a garlic clove , if desired.
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