Chilli Oil
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 5:10pm

Ingredients




chinese
dipping sauce
150 mls oil preferably groundnut
1 tablespoon dried red chillies chopped
2 teaspoons unroasted Sichuan peppercorns (optional)

Preparation

1 Heat a wok or frying pan over a high heat and add the oil. 2 Continue to heat until the oil begins to smoke. 3 Remove the wok or pan from the heat and add the chillis and peppercorns. 4 Allow the mixture to cool undisturbed and then pour it into a jar. 5 Let the mixture sit for 2 days and then strain the oil. 6 It will keep indefinitely. 7 For those who like hot and spicy food chilli oil is a must. It can be purchased ready made from chinese grocers but it is easy to make yourself. Chilli oil can be added as a final spicy touch to dishes during cooking or it can be used as a dipping sauce either on its own or combined with vinegar and soy sauce (eg pot sticker dumplings).