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Szechuan Chili Oil
Anthony
All the packaged chili oils I’ve tried are dull, often have added flavoring and food coloring, and taste weird to me. Additionally, none that I’ve found have the numbing effect of the Szechuan peppercorn - which is THE best part of Dan Dan Noodles.
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Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
10
minutes
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Total Time
15
minutes
mins
Cuisine
Szechuan
Ingredients
1/2
cup
vegetable oil
1/4
cup
chili flakes
2
tsp
freshly ground szechuan peppercorns
1
tsp
salt
Instructions
Add all spices to a mason jar or other heat proof container.
Heat oil in a pan over medium low heat.
Just before it starts to smoke, remove it from heat and pour in to container.
Allow container to cool to room temp for at least 30 minutes.
Notes
There’s one really, really important safety concern here - we’re cooking with hot oil. Please, use caution.