Chili Oil
Translation: Hong You
Cuisine: Chinese
Region: Sichuan
Recipe Type: Sauce
Vegetarian / Vegan: Vegan
Hong you - literally "red oil" - is an indispensable ingredient in the Sichuan pantry, finding its way into a wide variety of dishes. Make sure your glass jar is large enough to handle all the hot oil before you pour!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup hot red chilies, coarsely ground
2 cups peanut oil
1 small slice fresh ginger
Directions:
Heat peanut oil and ginger to 250° F (use a thermometer). Place ground chilies in a clean glass jar, remove ginger from oil, and pour hot oil over the chili flakes and let cool.
Submitted By: Chris
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
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