Homemade red oil

Homemade red oil

Overview

Since my daughter went to Chengdu to study, our whole family has fallen in love with red oil! Red oil can be used for cooking, making the dishes red and oily and full of fragrance. It can also be used for mixing noodles to make the noodles look more tempting. Yesterday, I learned how to make red oil at home for the first time!

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Prepared condiments

    Homemade red oil step 1

  2. I bought freshly ground chili powder

    Homemade red oil step 2

  3. Pour vegetable oil into the pot

    Homemade red oil step 3

  4. Add star anise, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, bay leaves, ginger and grass fruits and fry until fragrant

    Homemade red oil step 4

  5. After the oil is 70% hot, take out the spices and pour the oil into a clean container

    Homemade red oil step 5

  6. For the first time, add 1/3 of the chili powder, this is to enhance the flavor

    Homemade red oil step 6

  7. Then added some cooked white sesame seeds

    Homemade red oil step 7

  8. When it is 50% hot, add 1/3 of the chili powder for the second time. This will turn red in color

    Homemade red oil step 8

  9. Only when it is 30% hot, add 1/3 of the chili powder for the third time. The amount added at this time will be spicy

    Homemade red oil step 9

  10. Stir evenly

    Homemade red oil step 10