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Home-made chilli oil

It is very simple and economical to make your own chilli oil. Here's how to do it.

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Last modified on: March 30^th 2022

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For 750 ml, you will need:

1 6 red chillis
2 3 bayleaves
3 3 sprigs thyme
4 30 peppercorns
5 0 litre 3 ml olive oil

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How long will it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
14 min.	1 min.	15 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare a container for your chilli oil. Here I'm using a small (250 ml) glass bottle .

Sterilise by pouring a little boiling water into it and shake.

Empty out the water and leave the bottle upside down.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Prepare 6 red chillis, 3 bayleaves, 3 sprigs thyme and 30 peppercorns.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Trim the stalks off 6 red chillis and split them in half lengthways.

Remove and discard the seeds.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Cut each half in 2 again lengthways.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Bring a small pan of water to the boil and blanch all the ingredients for 30 seconds.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Drain and dry everything.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Put into the bottle.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Pour in 0 litre 3 ml olive oil.

Seal and leave to infuse for at least 3 weeks before using. Keep in a cool, dry place.

Remarks

If you would like a hotter oil, simply add more chillis, or leave in the seeds.

Keeping

Several months stored in a cool dry place.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
6,793 Kcal or 28,441 Kj	2 gr	7 gr	751 gr
340 %	1 %	1 %	114 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
752 Kcal or 3,148 Kj	< 1 gr	1 gr	83 gr
38 %	<1 %	<1 %	13 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 750 ml : 4.71 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon, Rabbit with mustard, French-style peas, Potato wallets, Crispy prawn rolls, ... All
	Peppercorns: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Red mixed pickle, Herb olive oil, Salmon marinated like herring, Feta in olive oil with herbs, Preserved lemons, ... All
	Red chilli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Erika's ceviche, Vietnamese prawns, Sausage rougail, ... All
	Bayleaf: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish in white wine, Onion fondue, Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Red rice pannequets, Mexican-style pork medallions , ... All

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