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Home-made chilli oil

Name: Home-made chilli oil
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 250 ml
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 red chillis; 1 bayleaf; 1 sprig thyme; 10 peppercorns; 250 ml olive oil

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

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Duration

16 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 1^st 2026

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For 250 ml, you will need:

1 2 red chillis
2 1 bayleaf
3 1 sprig thyme
4 10 peppercorns
5 250 ml olive oil
Total weight: 285 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

15 min.

Cooking

1 min.

All in all

16 min.

Step by step recipe

Step 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.

Step 2 - ⌛ 2 min.

Prepare 2 red chillis, 1 bayleaf, 1 sprig thyme and 10 peppercorns.

Step 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

Trim the stalks off 2 red chillis and split them in half lengthways.

Remove and discard the seeds.

Step 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

Cut each half in 2 again lengthways.

Step 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

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

Step 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Drain and dry everything.

Step 7 - ⌛ 1 min.

Put into the bottle.

Step 8 - ⌛ 2 min.

Pour in 250 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.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	< 1 g	1 g RDI=<1 %	82 g RDI=112 %	741 kcal RDI=37 %	3,104 kJ RDI=37 %
Whole recipe	1 g RDI=1 %	2 g RDI=1 %	230 g RDI=314 %	2,079 kcal RDI=104 %	8,703 kJ RDI=104 %