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Garlic Ginger Chili Oil

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Spoiler alert: homemade hot sauces are incredibly easy! Toasted sesame and fried garlic give a deep, nutty richness to this super-spicy oil.

I call this an everything sauce because it goes on breakfast, lunch, and dinner – from eggs to spaghetti to salad dressing. It’s only as hot as the chiles you use so the heat level is up to you.

Garlic Ginger Chili Oil | Mountain Cravings

I’m on the hunt for new hot sauces since we managed to run out of our whole collection all at once. I always keep sambal oelek and el yucateco green on hand, but the others are being replaced with fun new flavors – the current favorite is this blueberry ghost pepper sauce!

I had big dreams for bottling all my own chile sauces from my own garden this summer… then Golden got pounded with two-inch ice balls last week while we were out of town. All my little just-planted seedlings are very dead. We’ll see how motivated I can be to replant everything.

Garlic Ginger Chili Oil | Mountain Cravings

The oil will keep for several weeks, but the longer it sits, the more intense the heat; you can cut it with a little more oil after a couple weeks if needed. Because the ingredients list is so simple, this recipe is veggie, vegan, and gluten friendly!



Garlic Ginger Chili Oil | Mountain Cravings
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Garlic Ginger Chili Oil

Spoiler alert: homemade hot sauces are incredibly easy! Toasted sesame and fried garlic give a deep, nutty richness to this super-spicy oil.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time5 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Course: Sauces, Dips, & Spreads
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 101kcal
Author: Mountain Cravings

Ingredients

  • 2 T. sesame seeds
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 6 garlic cloves sliced
  • 1 1/2 inches fresh ginger peeled & sliced
  • 2 oz. dried chiles roughly chopped
  • 1 t. ground coriander
  • 1 t. salt

Instructions

  • Toast sesame seeds over medium-high heat in a large pan until lightly golden brown.
  • Add oil, garlic, and ginger. Simmer for about 5 minutes, then let cool for 5 minutes.
  • Stir in chiles, coriander, and salt, then let cool for 10 minutes.
  • Pulse in a food processor until garlic, ginger, and chiles are finely ground.
  • Store in an airtight jar up to a month in the fridge. Shake well before use.

Notes

Most types of dried chiles will work great in this recipe! I used a combination of thai birdseye, ancho, and guajillo chiles that I had on hand.

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16 May 2017 Tagged With: Asian, Gluten Free, Paleo, Sauces Dips & Spreads, Vegan, Vegetarian

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