How to Make Chili oil
Learn how to infuse oil with chili peppers from scratch in 10 minutes to use in cooking and as a condiment.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coarsely ground chili peppers
- 1 cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- Toast the pepper in a pan for a minute for a smoky flavour.
- Deseed the peppers. Discard most of the seeds leave some to infuse the oil.
- Put in a grinder and coarsely grind the chilies.
- Set aside in a jar.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Check the oil temperature. It should reach about 190C.
- Leave to cool for 5 minutes.
- Pour over the pepper in the jar.
- Let cool, put the lid on, store and enjoy!
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Notes
- Deseed the the pepper to avoid having too spicy oil.
- Do not get rid of all the seeds as you want spiciness it imparts.
- Watch the temperature of the oil. Do not let it boil.