Homemade Chilli Oil¶

Homemade Chilli Oil

Serves	Total Time
1 cup	15 minutes

Ingredients¶

1 cup (198 g) neutral-tasting oil
4 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
3 Tbsp Sichuan peppercorns
8 cardamom pods
0.5 cup (54 g) Asian chilli powder
2 tsp sea salt

Cookware¶

1 saucepan
1 frying pan
1 jar
1 bowl

Instructions¶

Step 1¶

Place the neutral-tasting oil (e.g., peanut, rice bran, vegetable or canola) in a saucepan over low heat.

Step 2¶

In a separate small frying pan, toast the star anise, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, Sichuan peppercorns and cardamom pods over medium-high heat until just starting to smoke.

Step 3¶

Then add the spices to the warm oil. Turn the heat under the oil up to medium and wait for the spices to gently sizzle. Cook at a gentle sizzle for 5 minutes.

Step 4¶

Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

Step 5¶

Place the Asian chilli powder and sea salt in a heat-proof jar or bowl.

Step 6¶

Strain the oil over the chilli salt mixture. Add the bay leaves, cinnamon stick and star anise back into the oil mixture and gently stir.