Chilli oil

Used in 5 recipes on RecipeWiki.

Chilli oil, as used in these recipes, is the Sichuan-style condiment: oil poured hot over dried chilli flakes and often spices, leaving a red oil with a sediment of crisp chilli at the bottom. It brings a toasty, fragrant heat rather than sharp burn. It is spooned into the sauce for Dan Dan Noodles and Mapo Tofu, drizzled over Smashed Cucumber Salad, and served at the table with Chicken Congee and Silky Miso Mushroom Ramen. This page covers both chilli oil cooked in and oil added to serve. Stir the jar before using it so you get the flakes as well as the oil. Kept sealed, it lasts for months.

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Recipes with chilli oil

Chicken Congee — shot from directly overhead: rice simmered in eight times its weight of stock until the grains collapse

Chicken Congee

Rice simmered in eight times its weight of stock until the grains collapse, into a savoury porridge finished in the bowl.

1 hr 50 minServes 4

BreakfastChickenChinese

Dan Dan Noodles — shot from directly overhead: noodles over a pool of chilli oil

Dan Dan Noodles

Noodles over a pool of chilli oil, sesame paste and vinegar, topped with crisp fried pork and preserved vegetable.

30 minutesChinesePork

Mapo Tofu — shot from directly overhead: silken tofu in a fierce red sauce of fermented bean paste and Sichuan pepper

Mapo Tofu

Silken tofu in a fierce red sauce of fermented bean paste and Sichuan pepper, with just enough pork to season it.

30 minutesChinesePork

Silky Miso Mushroom Ramen — shot from directly overhead: a shiitake and kombu broth that starts with a half-hour soak

Silky Miso Mushroom Ramen

A shiitake and kombu broth that starts with a half-hour soak, finished with white miso and topped with seven-minute eggs.

1 hr 15 minServes 2

JapaneseSoupsVegetarian

by dapperpelican

Smashed Cucumber Salad — shot from directly overhead: cucumbers smashed rather than sliced so the torn faces grip a soy

Smashed Cucumber Salad

Cucumbers smashed rather than sliced so the torn faces grip a soy, vinegar and sesame dressing instead of shedding it.

ChineseSide dishesVegan

by velvetlapwing