Chinese Chilli Oil

🧂 Ingredients

• 100 ml vegetable oil
• 2 pcs chopped shallots
• 1 pc chopped garlic clove
• ¼ pc cinnamon stick
• 2 pcs star anise
• 1 tbsp Sichuan pepper
• 1 tsp cumin
• 2 tbsp white sesame seeds
• 5 tbsp chilli flakes
• ¼ pc grated fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp salt

Instructions

• 1 Use a skillet over a medium to heat fry the shallots, garlic, cinnamon and star
  anise in the oil until golden brown. Strain the golden shallots and garlic,
  discard the cinnamon and star anise and keep this fragrant oil aside.
• 2 Toast the white sesame seeds over a low heat until light brown, keep aside.
• 3 Toast the sichuan pepper for 3 minutes, then add the cumin seeds and continue
  cooking for 2 minutes until fragrant. Allow to cool and grind the Sichuan pepper
  and cumin seeds to a powder.
• 4 Combine the powder with the toasted sesame seeds.
• 5 Finally, add the chilli flakes, salt, ginger, soy sauce, oil, fried shallots and
  garlic to the sesame seeds.
• 6 Pour the fragrant oil over it and transfer in a container with a lid.

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