Chilli oil

Total: 20 min. | Active: 20 min.
vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free

Ingredients

for 6 dl

Chilli paste
red chillies, deseeded, roughly chopped
red chilli peppers, deseeded, roughly chopped
garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
shallot, coarsely chopped
1 cm ginger, coarsely chopped
2 tbsp sesame seeds
Oil
6 dl olive oil
cinnamon stick
star anise
½ tbsp tomato puree
3 tsp chilli flakes (e.g. Fine Food Chile Chipotle)

How it's done

Chilli paste

In a food processor or using a mortar and pestle, blend the chilli with all the other ingredients up to and including the sesame seeds until you have a smooth paste.

Oil

Pour the oil into a pan along with all the other ingredients and the chilli paste, simmer over a very low heat for approx. 15 mins. Pour the hot chilli oil into the clean, dry bottles, seal tightly and leave to cool on an insulating surface.

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