Best Ever Chilli Oil
- 15 min
- medium
- Serves 4
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
Dry Red Chilli10
Ginger, Finely Chopped2 tbsp
Garlic, Slices2 tbsp
Spring Onion (whites)¼ cup
Spring Onion (greens)¼ cup
Soy Sauce1 tbsp
MSG¼ tsp
White Sesame Seeds1 tbsp
Oil½ cup
Contains: wheat, soya, sesame.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 342kcal | 1368kcal |
| Protein | 2.6g | 10g |
| Carbohydrate | 9.1g | 36g |
| Fat | 34g | 136g |
| Fibre | 4.4g | 18g |
| Sugar | 1.2g | 4.8g |
Method
Deseed and blend the dry red chillies to a coarse texture
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.
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 Oil, ¼ cup Spring Onion (whites), ¼ cup Spring Onion (greens), 2 tbsp Ginger, 2 tbsp Garlic, and a few more listed on this page.
- 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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