Chinese Hot Oil (La yu)

"A spicy Chinese condiment that can also be used in cooking to add heat to spicy dishes."
 
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Ready In:
10mins
Ingredients:
2
Serves:
10
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ingredients

  • 4 teaspoons dried chili flakes (, the same kind you put on pizza)
  • 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
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directions

  • Heat the oil in a sauce pan until it's just hot enough so that the chile flakes sizzle like crazy when you add them- but not so hot that they burn.
  • Turn off the heat.
  • Stir the flakes into the oil.
  • Let cool.
  • You can strain the oil or leave the flakes in it.

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Reviews

  1. i make this too - and keep it on hand to add to anything that needs spicing up. thanks for the inspiration tgobbi.
     
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Retired, former teacher of Chinese cooking, caterer of Chinese banquets and restaurateur.
 
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