Chinese Hot Chili Oil. This recipe for Chinese hot chili oil makes an excellent accompaniment to hot dishes such as noodles, dumplings, and stir-fries, or chilled specialties like Sichuan bang bang chicken. Chiu Chow Chili Sauce How To Make Authentic Chinese Chili Oil. If you go to any Chinese restaurant (in the US or in China) worth their salt and ask for chili oil, they will bring out a deliciously fragrant, dark red, viscous chili oil that could make even a piece of shoe leather taste good.
And the best part about making your own is that you can adjust the aromatics and spice level just for you.
Chinese chili oil is also called red oil in China.
It is a combined seasoning using red pepper, Sichuan peppercorn, mixed spices, ginger and toasted sesame seeds.
You can cook Chinese Hot Chili Oil using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Chinese Hot Chili Oil
- Prepare of Ingredients.
- Prepare 2 cup of peanut oil.
- You need 1/4 cup of red pepper flakes.
- It's 1/4 cup of raw peanuts.
- It's 1 tbsp of szechuan peppercorns, whole.
- You need 1 tbsp of sesame oil.
- It's 1/4 tsp of sea salt.
High temperature oil is usually used to stimulate the strong aroma of red pepper powder. Well, I guess the oil wasn't hot enough. When I poured the red pepper flakes mix into the oil, there was no bubbling at all. The oil wasn't hot enough at all.
Chinese Hot Chili Oil step by step
- Place the red pepper flakes, peanuts, and sea salt in a heat resistant container such as a Pyrex measuring cup and set aside..
- Add the peppercorns and peanut oil to a medium sauce pan. Fry the peppercorns over medium heat for 10 minutes. The oil should not be super hot or it will scorch the red pepper flakes. You should just see a steady stream of bubbles coming off of the peppercorns..
- Remove the oil from the heat and let sit for a few minutes and then strain the hot oil onto the pepper flakes and peanuts, removing the black peppercorns. Give it a quick stir and allow to cool..
- Once the oil has cooled, stir in the sesame oil and place in a storage container..
- This chili oil works well with my stirfry mother sauce. https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/345157-chinese-stirfry-mother-sauce.
Chili oil is a staple condiment in many Asian cuisines. It is a wonderful way to spice up a bland dish with smooth, flavorful heat. After experimenting with many variations, we're excited to share this authentic homemade chili oil recipe. Learning how to make chili oil can change how you prepare dishes. Adding a spoonful of fresh hot pepper.