Leave the chili oil for at least 1 hour to give the flavors a chance to blend (longer if adding sesame oil). Use as desired in recipes or as a dipping sauce with dumplings and noodles. Stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator, chili oil will last for at least one month.
Recipes Using Hot Chili Oil:
Bang Bang Chicken
Cold Sesame Noodles
Dumpling Dipping Sauce
Hot and Sour Soup (the soup gets its heat mainly from white pepper, but chili oil can be added if desired)
Take-Out Ginger Beef
How to Make Chili Oil (Hung Yao)
By Rhonda Parkinson, About.com
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- What You'll Need to Make Chili Oil
- Preparing the Dried Chiles
- Placing the Chili Flakes in a Container
- Heating the Oil
- Infusing the Oil With the Chili Flakes
- Cooling and Straining
- The Chili Oil is Ready to Use!
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