How Do You Make Chilli Oil?
Chilli oil is a great way to add spiciness to your food, and bring out its flavours. Its really easy to make and tastes delicious. • Get some chillies. Wherever you get them make sure they are fresh and clean. • Get some oil. You can use groundnut oil, which is a light coloured oil that does not have a strong flavor of its own. Different vegetable oils can vary in their heating characteristics, and sunflower oil works well also, whereas olive oil is not quite so good because it has its own strong flavour, and does not get to quite so high a heat. • Cut the chillies into pieces. You can cut them lengthways, remove some of the seeds, and the inner pith, and then cut them crossways into pieces about a centimetre long. • Heat the oil in a suitable pan. Try using a small cast iron frying pan. Get the oil fairly hot, then throw in the chillies, and cook them for about 10 minutes. • Allow the oil and chillies to cool, then pour into a jar with a lid, and enjoy! The chilli oil keeps for severa
