Make Your Own Chilli Oil
A jar of crunchy, aromatic chilli oil turns leftovers into something you crave. It takes twenty minutes.
By Kenji Baker
Once you have a jar of good chilli oil in the fridge, plain rice and noodles are never plain again.
The aromatics
Infuse the oil gently with garlic, ginger, star anise and a bay leaf before it meets the chilli.
The pour
Pour the hot oil over chilli flakes and a little salt and sugar, and listen to it sizzle.
Keep it in a clean jar and spoon it over everything for weeks.
Written in the Stewart & Musell test kitchen.
