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chili oil

Recipe by
Vicki Butts (lazyme)
Grapeview, WA

This recipe is from a Chinese cooking class that I took years ago. It's very simple and will keep indefinitely in the refrigerator.

yield 1 cup
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For chili oil

  • 1 c
    corn oil
  • 1/4 c
    hot chilies, ground or crushed
  • 2 Tbsp
    sesame oil

How To Make chili oil

  • 1
    Heat the corn oil in a wok until it smokes.
  • 2
    Add the chilies.
  • 3
    Stir for 1 minute.
  • 4
    Turn off heat and set aside until it's cooled.
  • 5
    Strain through a coffee filter.
  • 6
    Add sesame oil.
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