Best Ever Chilli Oil
Also known as Chilli Oil · Veg · Chutneys, Podis & Pickles
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Chilli oil made by pouring hot oil over dry red chillies, garlic, ginger, spring onion, soy sauce. Medium-spicy, makes 4, 15 minutes, with video.
Ingredients
9 itemsDry Red Chilli10
Sunflower Oil½ cup
Spring Onion (whites)¼ cup
Soy Sauce1 tbsp
Garlic, Slices2 tbsp
Ginger, Finely Chopped2 tbsp
White Sesame Seeds1 tbsp
MSG¼ tsp
Spring Onion (greens)¼ cup
Contains: wheat, soya, sesame.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 342kcal | 1368kcal |
| Protein | 2.6g | 10g |
| Carbohydrate | 9.1g | 36g |
| Fat | 34g | 136g |
| Fibre | 4.4g | 18g |
| Sugar | 1.2g | 4.8g |
Method
- 1
Deseed and blend the dry red chillies to a coarse texture
Dry Red Chilli
- 2
Finely chop the ginger, garlic, spring onion greens and whites. Transfer it all to a bowl, add soy sauce, msg and sesame seeds. Heat up oil (not too hot) and add it to the remaining ingredients and lit it sizzle and mix it well. Let it cool down, transfer it to an airtight container and store it in the fridge.
Sunflower OilSpring Onion (whites)Soy SauceGarlicGingerWhite Sesame SeedsMSGSpring Onion (greens)
Before you start
- How long does Best Ever Chilli Oil take?
- 15 minutes from start to finish.
- How many people does Best Ever Chilli Oil serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Best Ever Chilli Oil vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Best Ever Chilli Oil spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Best Ever Chilli Oil?
- 10 Dry Red Chilli, ½ cup Sunflower Oil, ¼ cup Spring Onion (whites), ¼ cup Spring Onion (greens), 1 tbsp Soy Sauce, 2 tbsp Garlic, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Best Ever Chilli Oil?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Best Ever Chilli Oil?
- About 342 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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