Sichuan Chile Oil w/ Garlic (ChiliOil3)

Similar to the previous Chili Oils but with dehydrated garlic chips added to the mason jar with the chili flakes.


Made 500 milliliters on 2022-12-09

Inspired by Sichuan Chile Oil w/ Shallot (ChiliOil2)

Process notes

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Added boil ingredients to smallest pot, put heat on level 4 on single burner
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@10 mins: oil is ~280° and bubbles are forming on ingredients. Lowered to heat level 3.
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@15 mins: ~300°
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@25 mins: ~310°
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@35 mins: ~320°; lowered to level 2
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@47 mins: ~290°
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@60 min: ~280°; there was still too much excess oil even though I used less than the past two times. Maybe because of the volume of garlic?

Heat the oil for 60 minutes

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450 milliliters of Vegetable Oil (Crisco Pure Vegetable Oil)
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5 grams of Star Anise (Approximately eight stars)
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11 grams of Cinnamon Stick (One large cinnamon stick)
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1 tablespoon of Green Sichuan Peppercorn (D.M.D. Brand)
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3 tablespoons of Red Sichuan Peppercorns (Natural Plus Green brand from Amazon)

Dry additions

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1.5 teaspoons of Table Salt. (Kosher salt)
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8 tablespoons of Sichuan Chili Flakes. (Natural Plus Green brand from Amazon)
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1 tablespoon of Chinese Black Vinegar. (Soeos brand)
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15 grams of Garlic. (Burma Love Garlic Chips chopped up into ~1mm chunks)

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