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Garlic Chili Oil

Kankana Saxena
I am obsessed with good condiments, especially if prepared at home. This Chili Oil is flavor packed with gorgeous red hue, and it also has the shallot and garlic crisp for that crunch.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Spice and Condiment
Servings 2 cups
Calories 2157 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 2 cups oil
  • 3 tablespoon Korean Chili Powder – Gochugaru (You can use chili flakes too)
  • 12 to 13 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
  • 3 shallots (thinly sliced)
  • 2 green onion (chopped)
  • 1 star anise
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon black peppercorn
  • 1 and ½ tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 tablespoon sesame seeds

Instructions
 

  • In a heavy bottom saucepan, pour the oil along with thinly sliced shallots and sliced garlic. (Watch the video to see a cook hack on how to peel garlic).
    Bring the heat to medium and let it cook for 10 minutes, or until the shallots and garlic and mild golden color.
    Using a slotted spoon, take out the fried garlic and shallots to a big bowl.
  • To the same bowl, add the chili flakes, green onion and sesame seeds. Give a mix.
  • To the warm oil, now add the whole spices and let it simmer in medium heat for 5 minutes. Strain the hot oil to the bowl of garlic, shallots and chili mixture. It will be very hot, so be careful.
  • Give a mix and leave aside to cool down completely before you store in a glass container.

Video

Notes

Is the Oil Spicy? 

If you are unaware of this flavored oil, you might think that so much chili flakes goes in it, and it must be super hot. It is NOT!
I cannot handle spicy food at all, and I use this oil in every dish I can think of. It is a flavor bomb with a very mild heat.

What Oil should be used? 

I use vegetable oil or olive oil. But you can use sesame oil or soybean oil too.

How to Store ? 

Clean dry airtight glass jar. It’s good to keep it in the refrigerator unless you live in a very cold place.
I would microwave warm the oil just a little, before using it. Personally, I prefer it a little warm than straight out of the fridge cold.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 2157kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 6gFat: 233gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 67gMonounsaturated Fat: 145gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 17mgPotassium: 429mgFiber: 6gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 176IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 147mgIron: 3mg
Keyword chili oil, condiments, easy condiment, infused oil