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Szechuan Chili Oil
Anthony

Szechuan Chili Oil

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
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Cuisine: Szechuan
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup chili flakes
  • 2 tsp freshly ground szechuan peppercorns
  • 1 tsp salt

Method
 

  1. Add all spices to a mason jar or other heat proof container.
  2. Heat oil in a pan over medium low heat.
  3. Just before it starts to smoke, remove it from heat and pour in to container.
  4. 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.