Sichuan Chili Oil

Name: Sichuan Chili Oil
Yield: Makes about ¾ cup
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, peanut or vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons, red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon, Sichuan peppercorns; 2 teaspoons, smoked paprika; 2 , garlic cloves, smashed and peeled; 1 (½-inch) piece, ginger, smashed; 1 , cinnamon stick; 2 tablespoons, toasted sesame oil

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2019

Asian

Chinese

Sauces

SERVESMakes about ¾ cup

TIME15 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a beautiful bright-red chili oil with balanced heat and savory complexity, we bloomed a mix of spicy red pepper flakes, numbing Sichuan peppercorns, and aromatic smoked paprika in hot oil. Fresh garlic and ginger, a cinnamon stick, and ...

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