# Mei Lin’s Chili Oil

Homemade chili oil with a satisfying sizzle that you’re going to want a jar of in your fridge at ALL times.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup Gochugaru
- 3 tablespoons Peeled ginger
- 3 tablespoons Minced scallions
- 3 tablespoons Chile de árbol
- 2 tablespoons Jalapeños
- 2 tablespoons Grated or pressed garlic
- 2 tablespoons White sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Red Szechuan peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon Green Szechuan peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 2.5 cups Grapeseed oil or any neutral oil

## Instructions

1. Finely mince the scallions.
2. Dice the jalapeños.
3. Add grapeseed oil to a saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until it starts to smoke, about 5 minutes.
4. Cut the ginger to about the same size as the jalapeño.
5. Add green Szechuan peppercorns to the mortar and pestle and grind them coarsely.
6. Blitz the chile de árbol in a food processor until they are a little bit more coarse.
7. Add gochugaru chilis to a bowl.
8. Add the chile de árbol to the bowl.
9. Add red Szechuan peppercorns to the bowl.
10. Add green Szechuan peppercorns to the bowl.
11. Add sesame seeds to the bowl.
12. Add scallions to the bowl.
13. Add jalapeños to the bowl.
14. Add ginger to the bowl.
15. Grate fresh garlic into the bowl.
16. Add salt and sugar to the bowl.
17. Mix the ingredients in the bowl.
18. Pour the smoking hot oil over the ingredients in the bowl and mix thoroughly.

## Equipment

- Cutting board
- Knife
- Mortar and pestle
- Food processor
- Saucepan
- Stainless steel bowl
- Ladle
- Spatula

## Tips

- If you want it a little bit spicier, you can opt into including the jalapeño seeds.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNd7c5PUE/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/716cba5f-3654-4cef-8f8d-43c0a8894f0a
- Extracted: 2025-10-19

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