Din Tai Fung Chili Oil

30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Remove the stem and seeds of some fresno chili peppers.
  2. 2Chop up the fresno chili peppers.
  3. 3Grind the chopped fresno chili peppers.
  4. 4Add a little bit of sugar and salt to the ground chili peppers.
  5. 5Mince some garlic.
  6. 6Toast some dried chilies and some dried Sichuan peppercorns.
  7. 7Once the toasted chilies and peppercorns cool down, grind them into a fine powder.
  8. 8Heat some avocado oil.
  9. 9Add in the minced garlic to the hot oil.
  10. 10Let the garlic simmer until it looks golden.
  11. 11Add in the fresh chili paste, the toasted chili mix, and sugar.
  12. 12Let it all simmer for about two minutes.
  13. 13Turn off the heat.
  14. 14Finish it off with some soy sauce.
  15. 15Add black vinegar.
  16. 16Add sesame oil.

Ingredients

  • Fresno chili peppers
  • sugar
  • salt
  • garlic
  • dried chilies
  • dried Sichuan peppercorns
  • avocado oil
  • soy sauce
  • black vinegar
  • sesame oil

Tips

  • Feel free to keep some seeds if you like a more spicy flavor.
  • Dried chilies and Sichuan peppercorns burn easily, so keep an eye on them.