Asian Chile Oil
Bottles of chile oil decorated with ribbons and tiny paper-mache chiles make nice gifts for anyone who likes to cook. Include an oriental stir fry recipe along with each gift bottle. Note: This recipe requires advance preparation.
Course
Condiment
Cuisine
Asian
Heat Scale
hot
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Cooking with Chiles
Servings
4
cups
Servings
4
cups
Ingredients
1
cup
small dried red chiles, such as piquins
4
cups
vegetable oil, peanut preferred
Instructions
In a pan, heat the oil to 350 degrees, remove from the heat, and add the chiles.
Cover the pan and let stand for 12 to 24 hours (the longer it steeps, the hotter the oil). Strain the oil into clean, sterilized jars or bottles.
Tie a few dried chiles to the jars for decoration.